The Ontario government has announced a framework to manage the sale and use of marijuana, which includes an online ordering service and roughly 150 stand-alone stores. The plan revealed Friday morning includes several key components:​Eighty stand-alone stores that will be open by July 1, 2019, with roughly 150 opened by 2020. Plan for retail, online salesWhen it comes to retail and distribution, the province fleshed out the strategy, which will include the storefronts and online ordering. The cannabis stores will operate with the same retailing standards that apply to alcohol, as well as federal requirements for cannabis sales, according to the ministry. Similar to alcohol sales, online cannabis sales would require ID checks, signatures upon delivery and no packages left unattended at someone's door.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2017 14:14 UTC