Shoppers Drug Mart is getting its oar in the water as a distributor of medical marijuana. The firm, a Loblaws subsidiary, has applied to Health Canada to become a licensed medical marijuana producer. The announcement is not surprising because CEO Galen Weston suggested the idea a few months ago. Shoppers says it does not want to grow the weed, just sell it. Under present rules, patients are permitted to buy medical marijuana directly from licensed producers who deliver it by mail. Weston says Loblaws, Shoppers will sell pot if permitted
