It depended on the province. Alberta issued licences to private businesses to open shops and they just wanted to collect the tax from the sales. Ontario, being retarded as we are, went with government run dispensaries for the most part and the end price per gram was way too high and they also had supply issues and problems with product showing up all moldy and rotten... total shit show. But at the end of the day, I don't think our public coffers are richer from legalizing weed.