Despite a staff recommendation supporting for what would have been Sidney’s third retail location for recreational cannabis, council signalled its opposition to the application by a vote of 5-2.
According to the staff report, eight out of 14 submissions opposed, with the most common reason being the number of applications.
“Regarding the number of stores in Sidney, staff’s recommendation continues to be for the town to avoid ‘picking winners’ and to let the market determine the demand for stores as with any other retail operation,” it reads.
These argument, however, did not sway the majority of council.