A final application to open a cannabis retail store will be considered by council for preliminary approval next week.
The rezoning application by 4Twenty Cannabis Co. would see a dispensary open in a unit in an industrial area at 7389 River Rd. The store would operate seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The council meeting takes place Monday, May 27 at Municipal Hall, starting at 5 p.m.
A previous application by the proponent to open a dispensary at a different building on River Road was put on hold over a year ago and the application subsequently was revised for the new location.
If it moves on to a public hearing and is approved, the store would be the ninth approved by council, but also likely the last as a city moratorium continues on accepting and considering any new applications.
Prior to the legalization of cannabis in Canada in 2018, council passed a bylaw amendment prohibiting cannabis stores in all non-Agricultural Land Reserve zones, but the city would consider applications on a case-by-case basis.
In late 2022, the moratorium was imposed.
Applications to open cannabis shops also require the approval of the province’s Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, which regulates and enforces operational aspects including safe and responsible service, store security requirements, promotion and marketing and the distribution of cannabis products to non-medical cannabis retail stores.
