La Ronge cannabis permit holder supportive of new town bylaw
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The permit holder for La Ronge’s soon-to-be pot shop doesn’t have any issues following the town’s new bylaw, which came into effect Jan. 1.
According to the bylaw, cannabis outlets and liquor retail stores must operate within the hours of 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. between Monday to Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays and statutory holidays. Kiaro Executive Vice-President Andrew Gordon asked council to consider a 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. window instead, but said he had no expectations it would happen.
“Those are hours council and everyone who had been involved with the process came to a consensus around,” he said. “If that reflects the position of the community, we’re fully supportive of those hours and are happy to comply our operation within that framework.”
It’s also been a time of change recently for the company, Gordon noted, as management decided to rename the business from Aura Cannabis to Kiaro. He added using the name Aura Cannabis was causing some confusion with companies in the United States and Kiaro represents more of what they want to offer. Kiaro is an Italian word meaning transition from darkness to light and signifies the process Canadians will undergo during the early years of legalization.
