But if you have "legitimate" concerns about an illegal marijuana dispensary that's opened in your neighbourhood, by all means, Ottawa's finest want to hear from you. (CBC News)Complaints lower than expectedAlthough there are about 12 pot shops in Ottawa, police have received relatively few official complaints. Mayor Jim Watson has expressed a personal preference for police to at least confiscate the illegal pot in these shops, while Rideau-Vanier Coun. But here's what we know already: Ottawa's bylaw officers don't have the power to shut down pot shops. But Vancouver was spurred to action by an explosion of illegal pot shops that ballooned from a few several years ago to more than 100 by 2015.

Source: CBC News October 21, 2016 11:03 UTC