Skylar Soroka | The Kingston Whig Standard In the aftermath of the LaSalle Causeway bridge closure, downtown Kingston tourism looks different — and some small businesses say they are suffering. For Zoe Yanovsky, owner of Chez Piggy Restaurant and Pan Chancho Bakery and Café, the closure has had a significant…

Despite being No. 652 on the waiting list, 420 Kingston owner Jennawae McLean said she is optimistic that her company will eventually get a licence to sell cannabis.

"Definitely by having good variety, which means supply needs to be worked on, by having good price points and by having a very high quality of cannabis," McLean said Wednesday morning, shortly after city council's midnight vote.

OCS to sell paraphernalia while marketing it alongside regulated pot could jeopardize the financial stability of Ontarian head shops or outlaw them entirely.

A spokesperson for CBSA said the investigation is related to the illegal importation of goods. A post on the 420 Kingston Facebook page says the CBSA seized all of their seed products.

“If (the Conservatives) were smart, they would take it up as an issue,” McLean said. “It’s hilarious that they want to say they are fiscally conservative but still spend as much money as they do on jailing innocent pot users, non-violent drug offenders.”

New federal rules that would have made it illegal for medical marijuana users to grow their own plants were set to take effect Tuesday. But a court injunction last month put the new laws on hold, at least temporarily.