‘Wake ’n Bake,’ Plunging Stocks Greet Canada’s Legal Pot Debut
- First stores open in Maritimes ahead of national roll out
- ‘It’s going to be a bong show,’ retailer in Manitoba says
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Shoppers loaded up in Halifax, rolled giant joints at a “Wake ’n Bake” in Toronto and racked up a 100 online orders in a minute in Manitoba, as Canada became the first Group of Seven country to legalize recreational marijuana, giving it a massive head start in global pot market some peg at $150 billion.
Stores in St. John’s, Newfoundland were the first to sell recreational cannabis, followed by more than 100 outlets and websites opening across the country of 37 million people. It’s an historic moment for an industry that has rapidly moved from the fringe to the mainstream.