Surrey approves two more cannabis stores

| David Brown

Surrey City Council approved two more cannabis stores on April 28, two weeks after the approval of the city’s first nine locations on April 14. 

One of the new locations is in Cloverdale at 5828 176 St, while the second is in North Surrey at 104-12499 88 Ave. The city had initially planned for up to 12 locations.

As with the first nine locations, the council voted 5-4 on each of the nine applications, with councillors Mandeep Nagra, Rob Stutt, Gordon Hepner, and Mayor Brenda Locke all voting against both locations. 

Council now sends their recommendations to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for final approval to issue a Cannabis Retail Store License. (h/t Surrey Now-Leader)

BC currently lists 534 cannabis stores in the province, including 39 BC Cannabis Store locations. Surrey is BC’s second-largest municipality, with a population of close to 700,000 people.  

Richmond, BC, located west of Surrey and home to more than 200,000 people, also does not allow any cannabis retailers.

Over the past six years, many cannabis retailers have located themselves along Surrey’s border in neighbouring municipalities like Langley and Vancouver.

Pitt Meadows, a small city of approximately 20,000, about an hour away from Surrey, began allowing cannabis stores in 2023. The third-largest city in Ontario, Mississauga, also began allowing cannabis stores in 2023. Mississauga has a population of around 750,000.

Featured image of one of the new locations, 12499 88 Ave., via Google Maps

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