There have been no concrete plans for a cannabis shop in the Parkland when it becomes legal in October, but, you may not have to drive far to find some.
A Winnipeg based company is interested in opening up shop in Neepawa.
"They're looking for a retail outlet," said Adrian de Groot, Neepawa Mayor. "We're not sure if there are any others interested in opening up shop in Neepawa, but there is for sure one."
A cannabis shop is something Neepawa is likely open to welcoming with open arms.
"We're relatively open to it for sure," said de Groot. "Council has discussed it several times, and we haven't indicated that we're not willing to take a look at having a retail outlet here."
"It's not a unanimous vote right now, but it's enough to go forward in the process," he added.
Cannabis will officially become legal on October 17, which doesn't give both Neepawa, and the interested company much time to figure out the plan.
"Council has had a couple of conversations to determine what approach we'll take," said de Groot. "We've asked our administration to review our existing policies, procedures, zone by-laws and things like that to make sure they're aligned. So they'll be doing that over the course of the next couple months."
"Then, the plan is by the first or second meeting in September, we'll be able to move positively forward," he added. "We want to approach this positively, and we want to send the message that we're open for business."
The name of the company has yet to be named.
