City council approves retail cannabis regulations
Regulations for retail cannabis locations are now in place for Red Deer.
Monday night, city council granted second and third readings to bylaw amendments which establish 300 metres as the minimum distance between retail cannabis locations, allowing for up 35 stores across the city at one time.
For comparison, there are currently 32 liquor stores in Red Deer.
“It’s very fair to say we’ve done the best we possibly could with the timelines we were given,” Mayor Tara Veer said referring to the July 1 deadline for the City to have rules in place. “Had the federal government given us more time to come up with a bylaw and time to implement, we would’ve seen more subsequent public consultation.”