The change will help customers and store owners while helping to fight the cannabis black market, the government said.

The government of Ontario’s decision that marijuana stores are an essential service was good news for Hobo Cannabis Co. in Ottawa.

The B.C.-based chain had opened two stores in Ottawa in the past two weeks, only to have them shut down on April 4 after the province narrowed the list of essential businesses that can remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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