news Home / News / Ontario regulator to ramp up number of pot shop licenses it issues this fall Drawing of a curve going up over shopping carts, and Ontario coat of arms Ontario regulator to ramp up number of pot shop licenses it issues this fall BY JELENA CIKES, September 7, 2020 Ontario is on pace to see 40 new pot shops licensed this fall as the province’s cannabis retail store regulator announced it is doubling the number of licenses it issues. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), responsib