Comparison Table of Municipal Cannabis Policy Statements

Municipalities in Windsor-Essex County
Municipality Policy Statement or By-Law Cannabis Businesses Listed Criteria Established
City of Windsor (current) Municipal Cannabis Policy Statement Regarding the Location of Proposed Retail Stores for the Corporation of The City of Windsor
  • Cannabis retail store
Opposed to stores located:
  • Within 150 m of another cannabis retail store, so as to prevent undue clustering and concentration of such stores in one area;
  • Within 150 metres of an addiction treatment centre;
  • Within any identified publicly owned and or operated community facility performing a public assembly function analogous to a school, such as recreational facilities, community centres, libraries, play grounds and public parks; or
  • Located in an area where a “Retail Use”is not listed as a permitted zoning use
Amherstburg BY-LAW 2019-  069 (page 19) - A By-law to Regulate Certain Matters Related to Cannabis
  • Cannabis Retailer
  • Cannabis Retail Space
  • Cannabis Lounge
  • Commercial zones only
  • Not to be within 150 metres of a school or private school
  • The business shall not permit individuals to Loiter on the exterior of the Premises
  • The business shall not permit individuals to consume cannabis on the exterior of the Premises
  • Business shall have an odour abatement protocol to eliminate any noxious odours migrating off Premises
  • Business shall provide a Traffic Study satisfactory to the Town prior to operating
Lakeshore Municipal Cannabis Policy Statement:
  • Cannabis retail store
  • Not to be within 100 metres of
    • Community centre/facilities (Belle River Marina, Atlas Tube Centre, Comber Community Centre and Fairgrounds, Libro Community Centre)2020.pdf
    • Parks or parkettes
    • Libraries
  • Not to be within 150 metres of schools