that Starbucks was trying to figure out how to sell alcohol - probably 'craft' type beers and / or wine?

Reason I bring this up is that I think it's a test run - that what they really are gearing up for is when pot becomes legal in the US. What better place (if you like SB's) to get your weed in terms of "safe", "well established", "low stigma", "store on every corner" than "Weed-Bucks"?

Wynne sees a windfall; I don't blame her, but no. I'm still predicting that its going to end up being over taxed and over priced, shit quality weed at 'select' locations, during inconvenient hours of business. A couple of well connected political cronies will enrich themselves investing in factory farms. The price will be so high that it'll become the new contraband cigarette, therefore not eliminating the organized crime. And it'll probably still remain illegal to grow your own for yourself.

I hope I'm wrong, but Liberals have a way of doing this type of stuff.

Alberta's are all privately owned and I think BC is a mix and match. The idea, itself, is a good one but because it would not be the same for every province, it could result in a more expensive solution than the federal government setting up something that correlates with all provinces and territories, imo.