Ontario AGCO raises cannabis store authorisations to 80 per month

Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) increased the pace of cannabis retail store authorisations to 80 a month, with a target of 20 a week, after further direction from the provincial government. The AGCO said it had received more than 1,300 applications, issued 305 authorisations and had over 1,100 active applications awaiting processing; 269 authorised stores were open.