In his email, Kahnert pointed to the rules set forward by the AGCO for the lottery, which stipulated that if an applicant submitted an expression-of-interest application for more than one region in the lottery, the first application drawn would be placed in the region marked on it. Any remaining applications from that applicant would then be deemed ineligible.

Only two addresses on a now removed page from HighLife’s website, both in Toronto, were not disqualified. However, both are on the wait list for applications in that city.

Another six were disqualified due to the AGCO's rules that prospective operators had to meet a number of pre-qualification requirements, including not having any false statements on their application and being legally permitted to operate a business in Ontario.

While the Wyndham location was disqualified, another Guelph entry was able to get off the wait list and on the track to opening a store.

An application for 208 Victoria Rd. S., attached to an individual named Ralph Llacar, is now on the list of stores that move on in the AGCO’s process.

Last month, the province announced it would be holding a lottery to see who could apply for the next retail licences to sell cannabis in Ontario. The first eight were allocated to First Nation reserves, with that draw held at the end of July.

The remaining 42 slots were drawn at random on Aug. 20 and made public the next day. Those lottery winners then had five business days to file their application for a retail licence.