FSD Pharma Inc., a Toronto-based cannabis producer, said it is investing US$1.3 million in Huge Shops, a cannabis retailer also based in Toronto, to help with its plans to convert 10 Coffee Time locations into cannabis retail stores. The stores will be branded and operated independently from Coffee Time. (Canadian Press)
Talking point: The conversion is contingent on Huge Shops being granted approvals from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The news comes a week after the Ontario government announced it would issue up to 25 licences in January for cannabis stores, selected by lottery. Ontario residents can currently only legally buy cannabis through the Ontario Cannabis Store, an online store run by the government using Shopify’s e-commerce platform.