The Council votes to allow trading in legal pots in Toronto, but wants more power to decide where it is going

The city council in Toronto voted to allow trade in legitimate pots, while calling on the province to give more power to the city to regulate where they are located.

After a lengthy discussion, Mayor John Tory and most of the consultants, with the exception of John Filion, Cynthia Lai, Josh Matlow and James Pasternak, supported the city staff's recommendations not to opt for a ban on outlets with a conventional license.

The vote took place the same week that Markham and Mississauga had decided while Ottawa voted to authorize stores.

The move followed the employees report, which said that, on the contrary, "they had an unintended effect of encouraging the illegal market".

At Thursday's meeting, Dr. Eileen De Villa emphasized that allowing legal shops to be the best public health decision – if there are conditions to limit the number of stores near schools and other sensitive sites, limit sales time, and ensure that monitoring is carried out.

"Based on science, the government's best-selling and managed retail mechanism would be best," the world said.

By 22 January 2019, the provincial government has refused to grant permission to private retailers within its borders.

Tori, who expressed support for allowing shops before the meeting, said that they would not return to the city "wild west".

He also proposed a proposal that asked the provincial government to give municipalities more power over where the stores could be opened, so Toronto could potentially restrict the opening around schools, community centers and youth facilities that received unanimous support.

In a statement released Thursday night, Tory said he "sincerely" hopes that Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario government will seriously consider the city's request to limit locations where trade can be opened.

"While today's voting on cannabis will see Toronto become part of the regulatory regime and permit cannabis shops, I do not believe it provides the proper capability of the city of Toronto to protect people and neighborhoods," the statement said.

The province has laid down some rules for adolescents, including the rule that stores must be at least 150 meters away from schools and prohibit anyone under the age of 19 years of access to real estate.

Just a "short window" for negotiating with the landscape

Another proposal on the table from Coun. Mike Colle, who called the city to resign, was supported by several saints, including the state. Kristyn Wong-Tam – but ultimately it did not pass.

In a conversation with CBC Toronto before the vote, Wong-Tam stressed that it was just a "short window" to negotiate with the province of stricter regulations before selling sales outlets in the spring.

"I do not believe that we now have what we need now to build a strict arrangement in cannabis stores at this time," she said, saying she would place the omission of the city in a "position of power with a province".

If you sign up before January, Toronto can provide additional provincial funding in addition to the above $ 3 million promised by the city.

All departing municipalities can expect to receive only $ 5,000, according to a report by Chris Murray, head of the city, with other resources being divided into municipalities that have opted for each household.