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[7] [8] The Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC), was established as a subsidiary of the LCBO with a mandate to initially open 40 stores before legalization took effect in October 2018. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] OCRC also entered a partnership with Shopify to use the company's platform for operating the province's online cannabis sales. [ 11 ]
Increasing the supply by increasing the number of retail outlets selling recreational cannabis in 2020 was expected to help "combat the illicit market" according to the Attorney General. [ 24 ] For the duration of 2016–2018, the city of Hamilton was nicknamed "Hamsterdam" due to the association with Amsterdam and the cannabis market.
Adults may possess up to 30 grams (1 oz) of dried cannabis, the maximum allowed per purchase, but a full 150 grams (5¼ oz) may be kept in a household, regardless of the number of adult residents. While allowed under federal law, Quebec prohibits the growing of marijuana plants even for personal use.
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A cannabis retail outlet (also known as cannabis shop, cannabis dispensary, cannabis store, cannabis cooperative) is a location at which cannabis is sold or otherwise dispensed, either for recreational or for medical use.
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Wineries and breweries were also allowed to sell from their own stores, which were limited in number. In the 1924 Ontario prohibition plebiscite, voters chose, narrowly, by a margin of 51.5% to 48.5%, to retain the Ontario Temperance Act as opposed to the government-controlled sales of beverage alcohol. [18]