A cannabis retailer has leased space on Canada’s most prestigious street-front retail strip, Bloor Street West in Toronto, and another is set to open nearby in Yorkville. Neither is open yet and it’s not yet clear how they will operate, given that only 25 cannabis licenses will be granted by the Ontario government in April of this year.

Signage for Fire & Flower went up at 95 Bloor Street West at the end of December in a retail space flanked by MCM to the east and Victorianox to the west. Several prominent luxury retailers are located nearby. The 3,600 square foot retail space (2,100 sq ft ground floor, 1,600 sq ft upstairs), which now features a video wall on its second level facing towards Bloor Street, was most recently occupied by menswear retailer Strellson and prior to that, Town Shoes. The building was listed for lease by CBRE Toronto’s Urban Retail Team.