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Cannabis Clustering on Queen Street East

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2020-07-28 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on July 28 and 29, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, when considering the needs and wishes of the community for new retail cannabis locations in the City of Toronto, to give additional weighting to: a. proximity and number of community services that involve children and/or vulnerable adults; b. the proximity of parks and other publicly accessible spaces which support or enable consumption of cannabis outside of private homes; and c.

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any communications from the City of Toronto that do not support clustering of pot shops. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to forward the Item to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario within three business days.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 21-2

For (21)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Against (2)Cynthia Lai, Mike Colle
Absent (2)Jaye Robinson, John Tory
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As the city filed it

In the past few months a noticeable cluster of cannabis shop applications have been made on Queen Street in the Riverside Neighbourhood of Toronto-Danforth. The Provincial regulations are far more permissive than the originally proposed Municipal rules, which would have prevented some of the clustering issues. As you can see by this chart, these four applications occur within a city block. They are immediately across the street or beside a city of Toronto Community Centre and Park, a Children's Services drop in centre, a Toronto Public Library branch, and two supportive housing apartment buildings.

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Store Name Location Date Notice Received META CANNABIS CO. 698 Queen St. East May 4, 2020 Nova Cannabis 728 Queen St. East June 4, 2020 TBD 745 Queen St East June 12, 2020 Cannoe 800 Queen St. East June 2, 2020 I have received a letter of concern from the Ralph Thornton Community Centre about the proliferation of stores in such a small geographic area. I am attaching this letter for you.

Staff recommended

Councillor Paula Fletcher recommends that: 1. City Council request that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, when considering the needs and wishes of the community for new retail cannabis locations in the Toronto and East York district, give additional weighting to: a. proximity and number of community services that involve children and/or vulnerable adults; b. the proximity of parks and other publicly accessible spaces which support or enable consumption of cannabis outside of private homes; and c.

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any communications from the City of Toronto that do not support clustering of pot shops. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to forward this Item to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario within three business days.

Considered

  • 2020-07-16 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council request that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, when considering the needs and wishes of the community for new retail cannabis locations in the Toronto and East York district, give additional weighting to: a. proximity and number of community services that involve children and/or vulnerable adults; b. the proximity of parks and other publicly accessible spaces which support or enable consumption of cannabis outside of private homes; and c.

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    any communications from the City of Toronto that do not support clustering of pot shops. 2. City Council request the City Clerk to forward this Item to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario within three business days.

  • 2020-07-28 · Toronto City Council · amended

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