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CANNABIS RETAIL STORES AND PLACES OF USE
1. That Provincially licensed cannabis retail stores be permitted within the City of Barrie, subject to Provincial and Federal regulations and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario be provided written notice of Barrie's decision prior to January 22, 2019.
2. That the City of Barrie Cannabis Public Interest Statement attached as Appendix "A" to Staff Report CCS001-19 be endorsed as the City of Barrie's framework for the provision of comments to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario related to any Cannabis Retail Store Authorization application made within the municipality with an amendment to delete the first bullet point in paragraph #2 of Appendix "A" to Staff Report CCS001-19, and replaced it with the following:
"Locations that are within 300 metres of a Cannabis Retail Store or with retail outlets selling alcohol (ie clustering of stores should be avoided)"
3. That the City of Barrie Cannabis Public Interest Statement attached as Appendix "A" to Staff Report CCS001-19 (as amended) be submitted to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario along with a request from the Mayor for it to be used to guide the Province in making decisions related to the approval of Cannabis Retail Store Authorizations in the City of Barrie.
4. That the Director of Planning and Building Services or her/his designate be authorized on behalf of the City, to provide written submissions upon the request of the Registrar as to whether the issuance of a retail store authorization is in the public interest, having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents, and the Director of Planning and Building Services be guided in the exercise of this authority by the City of Barrie Cannabis Public Interest Statement attached as Appendix "A" to Staff Report CCS001-19 (as amended).
5. That the City's by-laws that regulate and prohibit smoking in public places and workplaces be amended to prohibit vaping or smoking of cannabis in...
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