Retail jar goes mainstream, hits mall

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When Tecumseh last month became the last Essex County town to approve the installation of jar retail stores in its town – almost three years after Canada legalized weed – it was a a sure sign that cannabis had reached the general public.

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Another big step towards normalization of marijuana comes on Saturday when one of southwestern Ontario’s largest malls welcomes a company to its halls tony whose goal is to get customers to use a substance psychotropic.

“This is a very exciting time for the Devonshire Mall and we are delighted to add Tokyo Smoke to our wide range of retail offerings,†said Chris Savard, General Manager of the Windsor Mall, in a press release.

A spokesperson for Tokyo Smoke said her company was also delighted to locate in one of the first Canadian malls to host such a point of sale, “bringing the Tokyo Smoke experience to this community.” It is the 23rd private retail outlet provincially approved to sell recreational pot to adults from a commercial location in Windsor.

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Tokyo Smoke staff are shown on Friday preparing to open their cannabis outlet at Devonshire Mall on July 10.
Tokyo Smoke staff are shown on Friday preparing to open their cannabis outlet at Devonshire Mall on July 10. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star

Tokyo Smoke, a growing chain with dozens of retail outlets across Canada, boasts of its premium offerings, aesthetics, and premium shopping experience. Its parent company is Canopy Growth, a multi-billion dollar producer, the largest licensed pot producer in Canada, based in Smiths Falls, Ontario.

“We are thrilled to be able to play a role in how Canadians continue to learn more about cannabis and provide them with access to our carefully selected accessories and products, as well as our premier customer experience,” said said Melissa Gallagher, Canopy Growth’s director of corporate and franchise stores.

With 11 first “team members†operating out of the Windsor location, customers will be able to visit or shop and order online for curbside pickup. The hours of the store correspond to those of the shopping center. Like all cannabis retail businesses, it is for adult customers only.

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  1. Justice Fournier enjoys a big puff of marijuana during a legalization party at the House of Compassion in the 400 block of Tecumseh Road.  W. on October 17, 2018, the day Canada legalized adult recreational cannabis use.

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  2. Haley Colenutt, General Manager of J. Supply Co. cannabis store in downtown Windsor is featured on Wednesday March 24, 2021.

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  4. Mike, 29, purchased cannabis products from J. Supply Co., Windsor's premier cannabis retail store in the heart of downtown, 500 blocks from Ouellette Avenue on Saturday .

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In addition to the 23 jar retail stores now licensed to operate in Windsor, there are 18 other Windsor applications currently under consideration by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Adult recreational potty legalization day was October 17, 2018, but Windsor didn’t have its first retail store – J. Supply Co. – until March 2020.

In Essex County, there are currently six businesses in four municipalities licensed to sell recreational cannabis to adults. It was only last month that Tecumseh ended its wait and see approach and gave the green light to such a retail business, and there are already two demands before AGCO to move there. . LaSalle, whose board did not decide until March, has three private sector demands currently before the AGCO.

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Some of the cannabis accessory offerings available at Tokyo Smoke's retail store at Devonshire Mall are featured on Friday.
Some of the cannabis accessory offerings available at Tokyo Smoke’s retail store at Devonshire Mall are featured on Friday. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star

Opened last October, Tony’s Joint in Essex has become the county’s premier jar retail outlet.

The use of cannabis – which until three years ago was a criminal offense in Canada for generations – was not everyone’s cup of tea when it was first legalized. LaSalle, for example, rejected a first proposal to go retail, its mayor having warned the city just two years ago to be “careful”. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, who has reported problems in other jurisdictions, also opposed Windsor’s decision to allow retail pottery stores to set up in his town.

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Shannon Bird, Ontario project manager at Tokyo Smoke, sets up displays at the cannabis store that opens Saturday at Devonshire Mall in Windsor.
Shannon Bird, Ontario Project Manager at Tokyo Smoke, sets up displays at the cannabis store that opens Saturday at Devonshire Mall in Windsor. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Shoppers at Devonshire Mall on Friday walk past the Tokyo Smoke cannabis store as they exit Windsor Mall.
Shoppers at Devonshire Mall on Friday walk past the Tokyo Smoke cannabis store as they exit Windsor Mall. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star

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