The town of Fort Erie is in for recreational pot stores.
Town council was presented Monday night with arguments both for and against cannabis retails stores.
Opinions ranged from the negative impact cannabis has on the mental health of youth, the safety of having a controlled retailer with a controlled product, to the financial gains to the town.
Ultimately town council voted to opt in.
Thorold City Council also discussed the matter Tuesday night and shared similar concerns about having so little control over where the stores would be located and how many could operate.
Thorold unanimously voted to opt-in and permit recreational cannabis retail stores within the city.