A medical marijuana shop on Danforth Ave. What the Chamber of Commerce proposes is a far cry from the free-for-all that currently exists, with about 100 storefront marijuana “dispensaries” in Toronto. DAVID RIDER / TORONTO STAR ) Order this photoThe influential Ontario Chamber of Commerce is urging Premier Kathleen Wynne to allow recreational marijuana to be sold by government-licensed private retailers as long as local municipalities approve. “The Ontario government has a long and proud history of working with the private sector to implement programming, continues O’Dette. O’Dette says there are ways of controlling access to marijuana without the involvement of the government’s booze monopoly. “With respect to both sites of production and sites of distribution, municipalities should have a voice in the approval process.

Source: thestar September 14, 2016 15:25 UTC