"Hobo" weed controversy

"Hobo" weed controversy

March 12, 2019 6:21 pm PST.

If you’ve gone out for a drink in Vancouver chances are you’ve been into a pub owned by the Donnelly Group. It’s one of the biggest chains in Canada, and is now opening a line of Cannabis stores… with a rather controversial name. Tom Walsh explains.

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