Pot dispensary is about more than just getting high, said owner, it’s also about education
If you would have asked John Shelegey three years ago if he would ever have contemplated getting into the legal marijuana dispensary business, he would have laughed.
The thought never would have crossed his mind.
For decades, Shelegey and his partners, Tom Laronde and Steve Beaudry, have been busy running their respective Subway and Freshii restaurants, but in 2019, they saw an opportunity after the federal government legalized the sale of marijuana.
Today, they own and operate three Cannabis Jacks marijuana dispensaries throughout Northern Ontario, with stores in Val Caron, Timmins and North Bay. A grand opening was held at the Val Caron location on Oct. 14, with live entertainment provided by the Shaft Bottom Boys and giveaways to customers. A fundraising barbecue was also held in support of the Sudbury Food Bank.
“Cannabis Jacks is a reinvention of what myself and my partners were doing for a very long time, which was food,” said John Shelegey. “With the legalization of cannabis, we looked into the retail aspect of it, and it was a pioneering opportunity that just seemed to make a lot of sense. The food business is getting tougher and tougher, and it was just time to reinvent ourselves.”
When searching for a brand for the store, Shelegey said he fell in love with the Cannabis Jacks name.
“I had limited knowledge, so I visited other locations and found a…
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Pot dispensary is about more than just getting high, said owner, it’s also about education
If you would have asked John Shelegey three years ago if he would ever have contemplated getting into the legal marijuana dispensary business, he would have laughed.
The thought never would have crossed his mind.
For decades, Shelegey and his partners, Tom Laronde and Steve Beaudry, have been busy running their respective Subway and Freshii restaurants, but in 2019, they saw an opportunity after the federal government legalized the sale of marijuana.
Today, they own and operate three Cannabis Jacks marijuana dispensaries throughout Northern Ontario, with stores in Val Caron, Timmins and North Bay. A grand opening was held at the Val Caron location on Oct. 14, with live entertainment provided by the Shaft Bottom Boys and giveaways to customers. A fundraising barbecue was also held in support of the Sudbury Food Bank.
“Cannabis Jacks is a reinvention of what myself and my partners were doing for a very long time, which was food,” said John Shelegey. “With the legalization of cannabis, we looked into the retail aspect of it, and it was a pioneering opportunity that just seemed to make a lot of sense. The food business is getting tougher and tougher, and it was just time to reinvent ourselves.”
When searching for a brand for the store, Shelegey said he fell in love with the Cannabis Jacks name.
“I had limited knowledge, so I visited other locations and found a…
