Waterloo region's first cannabis retail store opens Wednesday

Waterloo region's first cannabis retail store opens Wednesday in Cambridge.

It comes nearly a year after the first 25 stores openedin Ontario on April 1, 2019 and 16 months after cannabis became legal in Canada.

The Tokyo Smoke location was scheduled to open to the public at 9 a.m.

There are other plans for cannabis stores in Waterloo region. Kitchener cannabis cultivation companyJames E.WagnerCultivationhas announced it willalso sell its product at a "farm-gate" retail store attached to its production facility.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) also has applications in for Meta Cannabis, which would go on Fairway Road in Kitchener, as well as Bud and Sally Cannabis, which would go on King Street S. in Waterloo.

The application status for both stores is listed as "in progress."

As well, signs have gone up in the window of the former Fritsch Fragrances shop in downtown Kitchener for The Cannabist Shop. This business does not appear on the AGCO's website.