The Province has announced the second round of cannabis store lottery winners.
The Niagara Region will see 3 addtional stores, with one each in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Welland.
The one in the Falls will be located at 8685 Lundy's Lane and the Garden City will see a new store at 395 Ontario Street.
Welland will see its first store on Division Street.
Right now the region has two stores with Choom in Niagara Falls and Niagara Herbalist in St. Catharines.
Other west region location winners are 2 new stores for London and one each for Kitchener, Windsor, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ancaster, and Guelph.
In all, the province received over 48-hundred expressions of interest, which was overseen by a third-party fairness monitor.
The AGCO has notified the 42 selected applicants that they may now apply for a cannabis Retail Operator Licence and a Retail Store Authorization.
Applicants have until August 28, 2019 to do so, at which point the AGCO will undertake its full eligibility and licensing review.
The AGCO will only licence applicants and authorize stores that meet all legal and regulatory requirements.