Behind the counter stands Vanessa Dandurand, the 30-year-old store manager with an encyclopedic knowledge of cannabis and many dedicated return customers. The dispensary operates in the so-called grey market, or the portion of the marijuana industry that has both illegal and legal elements. While the province has said it will allow both private and public shops, it has not released its full slate of regulations nor made clear how existing dispensaries will be incorporated. “If you were to roll in the current existing cannabis shops, right now they’re selling a lot of illegal product. Canada should follow the lead of U.S. states that have successfully transitioned existing dispensaries into the legal market, said Jeremy Jacob, president of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.

Source: National Post February 01, 2018 09:00 UTC