Ontario Budget 2025: Government Easing Cannabis Store Display Restrictions

Ford government to overhaul how cannabis stores look in Ontario

The province is set to loosen strict rules that force cannabis stores to cover their windows, offering a long-called-for change that the industry hopes will lead to better safety.

Ontario budget 2025: Government easing cannabis store display restrictions

As part of the 2025 Ontario budget, the Ford government is moving to ease the display restrictions governing cannabis stores in what officials say is an attempt to boost security.

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The Ford government is set to loosen strict rules that force cannabis stores to cover their windows, offering a long-called-for change that the industry hopes will lead to better safety for its staff. Under current cannabis retail rules, which have been in place since legalization in Ontario, stores must cover or obscure their windows so people can’t see the products on sale inside while walking past on the street. Cannabis stores have complaine…

Changes Coming To Ontario Cannabis Stores

Changes are coming to Ontario’s emerging retail cannabis industry. The Ford government is reportedly loosening cannabis store restrictions that have historically forced brick-and-mortar retailers to cover their shop windows. “As part of its 2025 budget, the province announced it is planning to amend those rules to allow cannabis stores to operate with transparent windows, like […] The post Changes Coming To Ontario Cannabis Stores appeared first…

Ontario joins BC and Alberta by getting rid of dispensary window coverings for safety

Doug Ford's government announced significant changes to cannabis industry regulations in the latest provincial budget. Notably, Ontario dispensaries will no longer be required to have window coverings. Provincial officials say eliminating this mandate is aimed at improving safety for workers. It has been in place since federal legalization in 2018. An increasing number of robberies at Ontario dispensaries in recent months has been a concerning t…