BREAKING: Burlington Council Opts In On Cannabis Stores
Published January 15, 2019 at 4:28 am
It looks like Burlington is moving ahead with selling cannabis in stores in the city.
It looks like Burlington is moving ahead with selling cannabis in stores in the city.
During a Committee of the Whole meeting this evening, Burlington councillors voted 5-2 not to opt-out of the provincial cannabis regime, meaning that the city has chosen to opt in.
Burlington City Council has voted to allow retail #cannabis stores in #BurlON. 5-2 vote to not "opt-out" was carried this evening at the Committee of the Whole. pic.twitter.com/iWBOyUJcRA
— City of Burlington (@cityburlington) January 15, 2019
A staff report showed that 62.8 per cent of respondents in Burlington wanted cannabis stores in the city, in a survey taken between December to January.
Meanwhile in neighbouring Oakville, councillors there have voted to opt out of the cannabis store model, in a vote of 14-1, according to Ward 7 Regional Coun. Pavan Parmar.
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