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Kamloops Marijuana
Police raid Kamloops pot shop
KAMLOOPS – RCMP raided a marijuana dispensary and retail store in Kamloops this morning. A…
Closure of marijuana dispensary leaves Kamloops woman dealing with pain or addictive prescription drugs
KAMLOOPS – Roberta Winter doesn't know what she will do now after the marijuana dispensary…
Citizens bring marijuana dispensary concerns to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS – A group of Kamloops residents concerned for their safety if a marijuana dispensary…
Kamloops doctor seeks council support for marijuana business
KAMLOOPS – A local businessperson is inviting members of Kamloops city council on a field…
Planning underway for marijuana conference at TRU
KAMLOOPS – A conference is in the works at Thompson Rivers University to look at the…
Mobile clinic to bring pro-medical marijuana message to Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – A mobile medical marijuana clinic will hit the road for a cross Canada…
Marijuana compassion club targeted in Kamloops armed robbery
KAMLOOPS - The serious crime unit is investigating after a North Shore business was robbed at gunpoint earlier this week. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for Kamloops RCMP, says a male entered Canadian Safe Cannabis Society at 405 Tranquille Rd. around 4:30 p.m., Nov. 17, and demanded cash along with marijuana products. Bush says the...
Kamloops’ first medical marijuana grow op gets city approval
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops’ first medical marijuana grow operation went to public hearing last night and was approved unanimously by council. No one, not even the proponent, spoke for or against the operation yesterday, Oct. 20, at the public hearing, though there was one piece of correspondence submitted by Maxine Charlton of M-3 Management who opposed the...
RCMP seize 75 pounds of pot in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A man speeding along Highway 1 through Kamloops led RCMP to 75 pounds of marijuana early this morning. A driver speeding near the Peterson Creek Bridge around 3 a.m., Sept. 30, was pulled over and the officer noticed the odour of marijuana coming from the vehicle, Cpl. Cheryl Bush says. A search of...
First medical marijuana grow op application in Kamloops heads to public hearing
KAMLOOPS - Residents will have a say in whether a medical marijuana grow operation is approved in Gateway Park at the east end of the city. While there have been previous inquiries this is the first formal application for a grow op in Kamloops, development and engineering services director Marvin Kwiatkowski told city council today,...
Kamloops Doctor hopes medical marijuana may bring relief for PTSD
KAMLOOPS – There are few studies in the world that have examined the medical capabilities of cannabis, but one Kamloops doctor is hoping to change the trend by studying the drug’s effect on patients suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Ian Mitchell, an emergency room doctor and physician-on-site for the local ReaLeaf Wellness Centre regularly...
Kamloops clinic offers help for chronic pain
KAMLOOPS – If you’ve wanted to use marijuana as a pain remedy but had difficulty finding a doctor to prescribe it to you, a new service in Kamloops might be the answer to your needs. Scott Bailey with the Realeaf Wellness Centre says the downtown clinic will start taking patients next week. Not to be...