Where to buy weed if you don’t like alleyways

Consumers with prescriptions for pot are supposed to buy from licensed growers who ship the supply via snail mail. All other pot transactions are as illicit as a back-alley deal. But where some see “the law,” some entrepreneurs see opportunity—which explains the more than 50 dispensaries in Toronto. Top Shelf mimics a pristine Apple Store, where friendly staff happily field questions. Owner Lenny Atkinson carries standard medicinal-grade cannabis, including topicals, oils, shatter, dried bud and edibles, all organic and pesticide-free. 3-160 Baldwin St., 416-204-1420.

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