Estevan city council has decided that one marijuana retailer is enough for the Energy City, at least for now.
Council approved having just the one dispensary at its meeting on Monday night, acting on a recommendation from the Estevan board of police commissioners last month to have the one retailer.
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority had allocated up to two marijuana retailers for Estevan, but Mayor Roy Ludwig argued that with changes coming due to the legalization of marijuana, the city decided to go with just one retailer.
“We have so much coming at us with all these changes,” said Ludwig.
He expects a second retailer will be added to the community in the future.
The mayor noted that some members of the public are not pleased with the decision to go with one retailer. Most of the dissenting voices that he has heard don’t want to see marijuana sold in Estevan.
But he added he knows of some who do want to see two retailers in the community.
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