Victoria Cannabis Applications

Updated Nov 14, 2017.

The following are Cannabis Retailers that are undertaking the re-zoning process to become a Storefront Cannabis Retailer.



NEW: The 400m buffer was passed at Committee and has since been ratified. Staff will now review all applications as per the 400m buffer, while noting in reports that the previous buffer was 200m.

Approved Applications:

Farmacy – 3055 Scott

Trees – 546 Yates

Trees – 695 Alpha

Cloud 9 – 778 Fort

Herb Collins – 1010 Cook Street

Medijuana – 851 Johnson Street

AAA Dispensary – 2639 Quadra

Buds & Leaves – 732 Tyee (Temporary Use Permit 3 year)

Framacy – 1402 Douglas Street

VICS – 853 Cormorant St

Rejected Applications:

Leaf – 950 Yates

Leaf – 313 Cook

Green Dragon Medicinal Society – 541 Herald

Shadow Mountain – 543 Herald

Melttown – 2650 Quadra

608 Johnson

Fivestar – 2622 Douglas Street

Trees – 2610 Rock Bay Avenue

Pending Applications:

2610 Rock Bay Ave

1040 North Park Street

603 Gorge Road East

475 Gorge Road East

608 Esquimalt Road

2612-2626 Douglas Street

1601 Douglas Street

1725 Cook Street

2612 Bridge Street

2650 Quadra Street

2639-2641 Quadra Street

3175 Harriet Road

2018-2030 Douglas Street

826 Johnson Street

1040 Fort Street

1545 Fort Street

3198 Quadra Street

2520 Turner Street

The cost for the rezoning application process is $7,500.

The Business Licence fee is $5,000 for all businesses with cannabis onsite; for those with no cannabis onsite it is $500.

Cannabis Business Licences will not be approved until the Rezoning Application is approved

If you would like to find a qualifying location for your marijuana retail business contact Dustin Miller.

The following points summarize actions that have occurred to Aug 2, 2017: Thirty (30) operating businesses have applied for rezoning

Three (3) not open businesses have applied for rezoning

Six (6) operating businesses have not applied for rezoning or a business license

Two (2) operating businesses have closed

Thirty-four (34) businesses have applied for a business licence

One (1) business licence has been issued

Four (4) have received rezoning and four (4) are close to receiving their business licences

Three (3) new dispensaries have opened since September 2016 and not applied forrezoning or a business licence, and continue to operate

Two (2) applications have been denied

Thirty-five (35) businesses are being inspected for compliance with operating regulations

Thirty-nine (39) tickets have been issued

Two (2) businesses are permitting consumption on their premises; enforcement is underway

Key considerations:

A storefront cannabis retailer should be in an established or planned retail location to minimize nuisance to nearby residential neighbours. This may be within a large urban village or town centre as identified in the Official Community Plan, within a commercial area identified in a neighbourhood plan or in a location zoned for other retail use. A storefront cannabis retailer should be at least 200 m 400 m (in a straight line from closest lot line to closest lot line) from a public or independent elementary, middle or secondary school. A storefront cannabis retailer should be at least 200 m 400 m (in a straight line from closest lot line to closest lot line) from another lot where a storefront cannabis retailer is permitted, whether or not a storefront cannabis retailer is active or not. A reduced distance may be warranted in locations such as a large urban village, town centre or Downtown.

There are three categories of medical cannabis businesses in Victoria: