Retail Cannabis Store Handbook
Policies
- Retail cannabis store premises must meet the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the GLCR.
- A retail cannabis licence will not be issued if the premises is located within 100 meters of:
- a provincial health care facility, or a boundary of the parcel of land on which the facility is located, or
- a building containing a school or a boundary of the parcel of land which the facility is located, or
- a boundary of a parcel of land that is designated as a school reserve or municipal and school reserve under the Municipal Government Act.
- A municipality may:
- make bylaws varying the distance specified in Subsection 3.2.2, and if considered appropriate, the Board may issue a licence.
- make an application to AGLC to vary the distance specified in Subsection 3.2.2 if no bylaw exists; and if considered appropriate, the Board may issue a licence.
- The design and construction of retail cannabis stores must meet local municipal building code and zoning requirements.
- Premises requirements include:
- a sales area;
- a separate entrance/exit;
- product receiving capability;
- mandatory AGLC social responsibility material posted in a prominent location;
- secure storage room and display for cannabis and accessories (see Section 3.3); and
- no access from any area of the premises to another business.
- (Deleted Aug 2022)
- Drive‐through windows are prohibited.
- A retail cannabis store cannot undertake major structural changes or be relocated without the prior approval of AGLC (see Section 3.5).
- The licensee must have the legal right to occupy and control the facility or premises in which it is located.
- The primary sales of a retail cannabis store must be cannabis product sales.