TORONTO — The crackdown on pot dispensaries shows no signs of slowing — not after Toronto police raided 43 of them in a single lunchtime swoop this week. And incremental change has already come: in February, a federal judge struck down part of the regulations that govern medical marijuana in Canada. Emery plans to open two Toronto dispensaries in the coming week, arguing that storefront operations — illegal or not — are a better alternative to other outlets on the black market. Toronto is not the only city with unlicensed dispensaries, but it has been the first to move with such speed and authority. Kirk Tousaw, a Vancouver lawyer involved in that case, said several Toronto dispensary operators voiced their displeasure to him in the hours after the raids.

Source: National Post May 28, 2016 16:52 UTC