Regulatory background
Resources that help tell the story of how Ontario began to regulate retail cannabis.
- Timeline: AGCO’s role in regulating retail cannabis in Ontario from 2018-2020.
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.
- Announcement of the second lottery for Cannabis Retail Store Authorizations
- To join the lottery for a Cannabis Retail Store Authorization, applicants submitted an Expression of Interest:
- Cannabis Retail Store Allocation Lottery Rules
- Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses motion for new interim stay of the cannabis lottery