Retail staff ‘relieved’ as Toronto’s second legal cannabis store opens in Yorkville - Global News

Ameri, Toronto’s second and much-anticipated legal cannabis store, opened its doors to customers in Yorkville on Sunday.The store is the second to open in the city and one of five licences allocated for Toronto by the Ontario government, with the Hunny Pot Cannabis Co. being the first store to open on Monday.Although they missed the April 1st deadline and some computer glitches caused them to start half an hour later than intended Sunday, the staff at Ameri were relieved to finally see the store open for business.Story continues belowREAD MORE: Toronto’s only operating cannabis retail store not wheelchair accessible on opening day“It’s been a long haul,” said Rob, a store manager at Ameri. The company has a policy whereby staff only provide their first names, due to concerns of facing issues at the Canada-U.S. border.Rob said the store went through many challenges including issues with leasing, financing, and security protocols that delayed their opening date.“These people have been working overtime and trying to make things work,” he said.While accessibility was one of the main concerns consumers had with Toronto’s first pot shop, the Hunny Pot Cannabis Co., Rob said Ameri tried to do their best to make the store as accessible as possible given it’s an old building.“We have a ramp in the back. We would check security [and identifiction] at the front and then go in from the back.”WATCH: Toronto’s only operating cannabis retailer not wheelchair accessible on opening day

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April 08, 2019 at 06:01AM