Experts predict surge of pot shops across Canada after Trudeau win

The day after the Liberals won the federal election, cannabis consultant Eric Nash’s inbox was hit with 20 e-mails from people across Canada asking for guidance on how to open marijuana dispensaries.

Until now, the growth of dispensaries – which remain illegal under federal drug laws – has generally been concentrated in Vancouver and Victoria, where local governments and police have largely allowed them to flourish.

But a handful of stores began operating in other provinces over the past several weeks and experts predict dozens more could open across the country in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to legalize and regulate recreational sales – something that could take at least two years to become a reality.

Mr. Nash, whose e-mail traffic has slowed to about four requests a day, said the first thing he tells prospective dispensary owners to do is to get a lawyer, because the...

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