FYI! In case you missed it! FP/CP say FSD Pharma mulls changing stores to pot shops 2018-12-21 09:37 ET - In the News The Financial Post reports in its Friday, Dec. 21, edition that FSD Pharma (29.5 cents), says it is investing $1.3-million in Huge Shops to help with the company's plans to convert some Coffee Time locations into cannabis retail stores in Ontario. A Canadian Press dispatch to the Post reports that the cannabis producer says Huge Shops has the option to acquire at least 10 Coffee Time locations, with the option to purchase additional sites through the coffee chain's parent company, Chairman's Brands. There are 75 Coffee Time locations in Canada. FSD Pharma says the investment in Huge Shops gives the company access to a "network with a well-established consumer base." The plans for the stores, to be branded and operated independently from Coffee Time, are contingent on Huge Shops being granted the necessary approval by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. Last week, the Ontario government announced it will initially issue up to 25 licences in January for cannabis stores selected by lottery, ahead of the first day of private retail sales on April 1, 2019. Currently, Ontario residents can only legally buy cannabis through the government-run website, the Ontario Cannabis Store.