Ontario plans 150 government-run pot shops by 2020

A new arm of the LCBO will sell recreational marijuana in Ontario, the province announced Friday morning, with the goal being to keep people from buying it.
Customers will have to show identification and get their pot from salespeople behind counters in up to 150 standalone marijuana stores by 2020, with the actual marijuana concealed in plain cases, the way corner stores now store tobacco.
“These stores will operate with the same socially-responsible retailing standards that apply to alco