Hamilton cannabis stores: 53 authorized shops, King St to the Mountain

What Hamilton asks for, and what it cannot enforce

Hamilton's Cannabis Policy Statement says stores should generally stay 300 metres from schools, parks, alcohol and detox centres, day nurseries, libraries, community centres and mental-health or addiction centres, and should avoid clusters. The city has 15 days to comment on each application. But the AGCO decides, on the public-interest grounds in Ontario Regulation 468/18: public health and safety, protecting youth and preventing illicit activity. In September 2020, after a council motion, the city asked the province to consider spacing between stores, and in October the Attorney General's ministry replied that it would keep monitoring the situation.

• King Street East: Blue Sage Cannabis at 835 and Bud Xpress at 963.
• Upper streets: Bestbudz on Upper Wentworth Street and Affx Cannabis on Upper Centennial Parkway.
• Main Street West: Bongbaba Cannabis Culture at 1685.

The 2021 figures are a snapshot; the AGCO map is the current authority. The city amalgamated Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas and Waterdown, and stores in those areas are counted here too. See the Hamilton page for local rules and the licence-check guide to verify a shop.