The City of Vancouver has identified 20 cannabis dispensaries still operating without provincial licenses.
Six months after cannabis became legal in Canada, dozens of dispensaries continue to operate without a provincial license in B.C. as both local governments and the province struggle to shut them down.
The grey market will “hold back, to some degree, the legal market in that not all operators will either get licensed or go away,” predicted Adams, managing director and principal analyst with Colorado-based BDS Analytics, which conducted the research in conjunction with California-based Arcview. The city has filed or is preparing to take legal action against the 11 dispensaries that are not part of the appeal.
“I don’t think the city wants a big confrontation,” said Larsen. “I think they’ll use bureaucratic means. Although I wish they would spend their time and energy on making a better legal system instead.” “Those operating illegally should be warned that they could potentially receive a visit from CSU officers in the very near future, as initial operations have begun to roll out,” said a statement from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
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