Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region

[ijmorlan]

No idea on why they are signing leases without having licences. The logic of this escapes me.

I don’t know anything about the Marijuana licensing process, but many licensing processes are based on reasonably clear rules. For example, an experienced restauranteur knows how to get a liquor license. So they can sign a lease, start renovations, and build a menu before they actually have the license as long as they’re confident they can meet all the requirements for getting the license.

This isn’t like leasing a premises on the hope that one will win the license lottery (under the previous rule).