Ontario now has a framework to regulate the sale and distribution of marijuana in the province.
The government passed legislation yesterday creating guidelines and resources to control use of the drug.
The new legislation meets the federal government’s July legalization deadline.
Plans include the creation of a new provincial retailer overseen by the LCBO.
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The first 40 stores dedicated to selling marijuana will be open by July of 2018 with a total of 150 stores open for business by 2020.
The legalized drug will also be available online.
Addition rules ban the use of marijuana in public, and set a minimum age of 19 to possess and buy marijuana.