40 dispensaries going up to 150 in 2020? That's nothing. They will be losing millions in missed tax dollars. Drive 1 - 1.5 hours to get a bag of weed? Nope. There are 660 LCBO outlets in Ontario and most are a pain to get to as it is.
They could sell licences through the LCBO head offices and make a killing on the fees and tax revenue. Same criteria to get a liquor licences as a pot licence. No startup cost for the government other than additional staff to handle licensing.
Nope, the liberals like there monopolies. That way they can point to the revenue and say "look, we are awesome. We make cash hand over fist when we have absolutely no competition."
Absolutely no customer service either.