Cannabis shops in Waterloo Region

[Acitta]

Lol what a silly thing to even think about, either there's enough demand to support the stores or "the problem" will solve itself. Somehow most of the cafes in DTK manage to survive, are we gonna start having 500m between cafes too?

Cafés sell a wider range of products. They sell food. Different ones sell different food. Cannabis shops are all selling the same product. The more stores selling the same product in the same area means less space for other kinds of retailers. Downtown needs a variety of shops. People may not want to go downtown to shop because "there is nothing there but pot shops."