Opinion: Edmonton's retail pot permit system favours speculators

Edmonton is about to make an important decision on how recreational cannabis will be sold in the city.
Get it right and it will build on the good work already done to ensure that entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes can take part in the market. Get it wrong and it risks undercutting that market before it even begins and allowing speculators and possibly even criminal elements into the process.
The decision involves a simple issue: the process for determining who will get a permit from the ci