Edmonton area dominates licensed cannabis shops ahead of legalization

The Edmonton area will be best place in Alberta to shop around for weed on the first day that cannabis is legalized on Oct. 17.
Seventeen retailers in Alberta have been issued interim cannabis licences, the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) said Thursday. A dozen of those are in the Edmonton area, including six in the city, two in Fort Saskatchewan and single stores in St. Albert, Spruce Grove, Devon and Stony Plain.
Calgary, by contrast, has two approved locations and Medici