Marijuana vendor Hobo Recreational Cannabis Store, which says it has had $8.3 million in net sales since opening in April, is already set to expand.

The company says it has reached an agreement with a license lottery winner from August to open its second Ottawa store in the ByWard Market.

The store at 121 Clarence St. is described as a 5,000-square-foot, multi-level store. The company did not specify an opening date.

The Clarence Street site at Dalhousie Street was most recently the home of the Foreign Cinema restaurant.

Hobo, the cannabis division of Vancouver-based hospitality specialists Donnelly Group, says it has recorded 197,000 transactions at its Bank Street outlet since opening in April.

“The Ottawa community has been nothing shy of incredible and, thanks to their support, Hobo’s Centretown location is now Ontario’s top performing store,” said Donnelly Group vice-president Harrison Stoker in a release.

It was one of three shops originally approved for Ottawa. The other two are Fire & Flower in the Market and Superette in Wellington West.

Three more outlets were eventually approved in the latest Alcohol and Gaming Commission Lottery in August.

The approved locations were Barrhaven’s Strandherd Drive, a site in Orléans and a proposed shop at 1036 Merivale Rd., former home of Tulip Furniture, between Shillington and Raven avenues.

It’s not known which of the three latest winners have made a deal with Hobo.

ALSO IN THE NEWS

Joshua Boyle testifies he shouldered most child-care responsibilities

North Frontenac driver robbed by suspect with fake emergency vehicle lights

Shopify to purchase warehouse technology provider for $450 million