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Much like a self-learning robot that improves with every step, Edmonton city hall hopes to tweak recreational cannabis bylaws now, and after it is legalized.

“We’re still in a little bit of a state of confusion or complexity as to the way it’ll all shake down as far as where can the stores be located,” Ward 6 Coun. Scott McKeen said Wednesday. “I suspect we’ll continue to struggle with these for a couple of years as we tweak the regulations and make sure we get things right.”

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City officials are grappling with issues such as the distance between stores, and parks, schools or playground; how close they should be to liquor stores; and what is a reasonable distance between a pub and a dispensary.

Late last year, the city conducted an online survey that received more than 4,100 replies about location of cannabis stores, and public smoking and vaping of cannabis.

The survey showed about 60 per cent of the people wanted cannabis stores to be more than 200 metres from schools, community centres, playgrounds and parks. About 65 per cent of respondents said stores should be on main streets with a mix of commercial uses and good access to transit, such as Whyte Avenue or 124 Street.