Edition focuses on creating a neighbourhood shop for a Toronto crowd that has an appreciation for both cannabis and design.Courtesy of Edition
As more cannabis shops open across the country, many are putting their own stamp on this new kind of retail. At Edition, the focus in on creating a neighbourhood shop for a Toronto crowd that has an appreciation for both cannabis and design. To bring this particular vision to life, the company tapped interdisciplinary architectural practice Studio AC for its interior.
Active in the cannabis sphere since 2012, CEO Ryan Roebuck founded Edition with his business partner, philanthropist and entrepreneur Dennis Bennie, last January. The pair married their industry experience with what they’ve learned from luxury shopping spaces such as Ssense, Holt Renfrew and TNT. “When you take a step back and think about the products that they carry, you can purchase a Stone Island sweatshirt at any one of those stores. You can purchase a Stone Island sweatshirt online,” Roebuck says. He says that the main reason why people shop where they do is to be part of a community, something he’s building at Edition through partnerships with likeminded companies, including Toronto streetwear brand Mr. Saturday, as well as on fundraising initiatives with local charities such as The Stop Community Food Store.
Unlike other cannabis retailers, which Roebuck says may carry as many as 200 different products, Edition has pared down its offering. “We want to take cannabis from the back of people’s drawers and closets and put it on people’s coffee tables, like they would have alcohol and glassware displayed on bar carts.”
Edition, 270 Dupont St., Toronto, helloedition.com.
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Louis Vuitton Printemps-Été 2020 Ashtray, $350.
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COFO + EM Doob Tube, $90.
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Edition x Murphy & Jo Candle, $35.
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