The push to get into these spaces comes more than three years after Canada legalized recreational cannabis.
Now there are Tokyo Smoke stores across eight shopping centres, including the Eaton Centre in Toronto, the Rideau Centre in Ottawa and Devonshire Mall in Windsor.
He’s been targeting large shopping areas with anchor tenants such as grocers, liquor stores or Costco because Hide Tide can typically score cannabis exclusivity there, but he’s also delving into malls by opening Canna Cabana shops at Winnipeg’s St.