Cannabis Information Archives

Find links and information on the AGCO’s history of regulating retail cannabis. The information below is historical cannabis information for reference only.

Regulatory background

Resources that help tell the story of how Ontario began to regulate retail cannabis. 

Archives

Resources that helped build the framework for cannabis retail regulation. 

Cannabis lotteries (2019)

Before the regulated cannabis market opened in Ontario, the AGCO held two lotteries to fairly determine who received the first cannabis retail store authorizations. 


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