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Ontario Cannabis Store confirms data leak, Ontario Provincial Police opens investigation

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Dissent

David Brown reports:

OCS confirms that confidential store sales data from the provincial cannabis distributor was leaked to the public. 

Following reports online from cannabis retailers in Ontario in April, the OCS [Ontario Cannabis Store] sent out a letter to retailers and licensed producers confirming that the data leak occurred without the OCS’ permission.

Although details of the leak are still unconfirmed, StratCann has discussed the issue with stakeholders in the Ontario market who report the data contained ranked sales info on every cannabis store in the province.

Read more at StratCann.com.


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