Now is not the time to assign city staff to analyze a request from a local cannabis shop to extend its operating hours to 11 p.m., council decided Tuesday.
Although provincial regulations permit such retailers to stay open until 11 p.m., city regulations set closing time at 8 p.m.
The push to roll back closing time by three hours was led by the Cannabis Cottage at 385 Martin St.
In its application material to the city, Cannabis Cottage presented a 300-name petition and suggested the move would allow the business to compete better with neighbouring liquor stores, extend the time customers can purchase legal weed, and provide an extended human presence in the downtown at night.
But with a planned two-year review of the city’s cannabis policies set to start in early 2021, council voted 6-0 – with Coun. Jake Kimberley absent as he continues…