Ottawa's first walk in medical marijuana dispensary just opened about a week ago. It opens up the dialogue of what this budding industry will look like under the new Liberal government. It's called OMD or Ottawa Medical Dispensary, located on Carling Avenue at Sherwood. The Ottawa Medical Dispensary resembles a pharmacy from the outside. Inside, the soothing music and the distinct smell of marijuana suggest something else.

‘We’re not hiding from anybody,’ says Franco Vigile, the co-owner of Ottawa Medical Dispensary, ‘we are making ourselves available to the people that need us, the patients, and that's our main concern here.’

The dispensary has served about 50 ‘members’ they're called since it first opened a week ago, allowing in only those with a prescription for medical marijuana.

‘We have positive feedback from patients,’ says Vigile, ‘We are hearing from them that it allows them to get medicine quicker than having to order on line or driving three or four hours to fill their prescription.’

The landscape is quickly changing in Canada with respect to the use of marijuana -- for medical purposes and soon for recreational purposes.

Municipalities like Ottawa are scrambling to keep up. Jeff Leiper is the Ottawa councillor in the riding where the dispensary has opened.

‘It's something we're going to want to monitor, says Leiper, ‘Some municipalities have regulations as to where these stores can go. If we are finding it a problem, and I don't think for a moment that we will, then we may have to look at some regulations around where marijuana stores can be allowed to locate.’

Ottawa Police say they are aware of the dispensary but it appears to fall in a legal grey zone, made even greyer perhaps with the Trudeau government's commitment to legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana for those 18 and older.

For companies like Hydropoethecary, in West Quebec, it's an interesting time to be in this business.

‘There is a lot of excitement and a lot of uncertainty,’ says Adam Miron, the co-founder of Hydropthecary.

Hydropothecary is officially licensed to both produce and sell medical marijuana. They are watching with interest as the political debate on this unfolds.

‘I think you'll see a neat synergy as the provinces and the federal government come together in whatever regulatory framework takes place,’ says Miron.

Miron believes all this will take time. He says to expect a lot of announcements in the coming months but don't expect to be able to buy recreational pot for at least another year.

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