Convenience store chains are suing the federal government to overturn restrictions limiting the sale of nicotine packets to pharmacies
Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. and Couche-Tard Inc., both subsidiaries of Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., have filed an application in Federal Court challenging Health Canada’s regulations that restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies. They argue that these rules are unfair and unconstitutional. Similarly, Parkland Corp., which operates gas station convenience stores under the On…