Toronto Targets Landlords in Pot-Shop Crackdown
The City of Toronto began its crackdown on the proliferation of illegal marijuana dispensaries on Wednesday, going after the owners of the properties rather than the sellers of the products.
Letters from the city and the Toronto Police Service were sent informing landlords of buildings that contain dispensaries that the shops violate local by-laws and the property owners are subject to stiff financial penalties. Until the city sent out the notices, operators of the dispensaries expected to be the ones facing fines, as much as $50,000.
The scramble in Canada’s biggest city to block the open sale of a drug that will be legalized next year illustrates the confusion that has reigned since the federal Liberals were elected on a platform that included legalizing pot for recreational use.
Toronto has seen a boom in dispensaries in the past six months unlike any other city in Canada, surpassing Vancouver. Some estimates...
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