Five pot shops operating or set to open on Bloor within 450 metres
424 Bloor St. W. opening soon. 
Fire & Flower at 480 Bloor St. W. 
461 Bloor St. W. also coming soon. 
Tokyo Smoke at 570 Bloor St. W. 
496 Bloor St. W. under renovation.
By Joshua Chong
NEWS: High times on Bloor Street West (June 2021)
July 15th, 2021 · Comments Off on NEWS: High times on Bloor Street West (June 2021)
CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (FALL 2017): Dispensary search leads to 15 charged
The Toronto Police Service executed a search warrant at the Canna Clinic Dispensary in Kensington Market on September 11.
The police seized a large quantity of cannabis and cannabis-related substances including 169 kilograms of marijuana, 14.5 kilograms of marijuana oil, and 5 kilograms of a highly potent marijuana extract known as shatter. Approximately $14,000 in cash was seized along with the drugs.
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NEWS (JANURY 2017): Open only a month
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (JANURY 2017): Open only a month
Landlord shuts Pacifico Life storefront
PHOTO BY GEREMY BORDONARO/GLEANER NEWS: Pacifico Life’s Bloor Street West location remains boarded up. Landlord Yong Jo gave Tamara Hirsh three hours to move her marijuana dispensary out of the building shortly before Christmas.
By Geremy Bordonaro
EDITORIAL (JANUARY 2017): Pot a remedy in opioid crises
January 23rd, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (JANUARY 2017): Pot a remedy in opioid crises
In December, after just three weeks in business, the Pacifico Life marijuana dispensary at 444 Bloor St. W. was shut down by the building’s landlord. It paid the price for operating outside the current federal law governing the sale of that drug. The government has promised changes to the law including decriminalization, regulation, and retail level access. Meanwhile, not too far away at Bathurst and Queen streets, the City of Toronto awaits federal approval to open a supervised injection drug site, where users like heroin addicts can get help if things go awry with their injection (such as an overdose) and get counselling and treatment. In both cases, it’s a waiting game for the federal government to act.