The number of legal pot shops in lower Stoney Creek could soon grow if licences are granted for two proposed King Street retailers.

The latest Stoney Creek application is a storefront at 39B King St. E., called Cannabis Creek Co. The application is undergoing a public comment period with a deadline of July 10 for objections or submissions.

Store opening authorizations are granted by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

More details are available at https://www.agco.ca. For questions about the Cannabis Creek Co. application, the public can call the AGCO at 1-800-522-2876.

Meanwhile, the owner of The Attic Pizza Parlour at 89 King St. E. told the Stoney Creek News earlier this year he’s making a licence application to the AGCO to convert the landmark King Street East eatery’s dining room into a 1,000-square-foot pot shop to be known as Neku Cannabis.

Ned Kuruc said he intends to keep the restaurant’s takeout and delivery side, which is separated by a cinder-block wall and has its own entrance.

Both Cannabis Creek Co. and Neku Cannabis Inc. are listed as “Application in process” on the AGCO website.

Stoney Creek Business Improvement Area executive director Tracy MacKinnon noted the BIA has two proposed cannabis applications, but emphasized all approvals are determined by the AGCO.

“It’s the province that does the licensing, so we don’t really have any say,” she said.

Stoney Creek currently has two legal pot shops in operation.

The Hunny Pot, at 40 Centennial Pkwy. N, across from Eastgate Square, opened June 13.

Tokyo Smoke, located by the liquor store in the Fortinos plaza at the corner of Upper Centennial Parkway and Rymal Road, is Stoney Creek’s other legal cannabis shop. It opened in February.