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North Carolina governor forms council to recommend cannabis regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he’s tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a state where products…
Strawberry dilemma: Buy cheap American or more pricey Okanagan grown
“All Canadians, we should help each other here. All farmers, local farmers. That’d be good for the country. Why are we shipping money out of the country, right? Why not keep all the money here?”
BC driver arrested with 33 kilos of weed in minivan
A man driving a minivan with far more weed than is allowed for personal use, was nabbed by RCMP on the Trans-Canada near Yale last month. The 33-year-old Surrey man was arrested after BC Highway Patrol officers found 33 kilograms…
UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of cannabis and found…
Penticton ‘potio’ smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to…
Kelowna looking to update outdated cannabis bylaws
Kelowna still has bylaws for cannabis producers and retailers from before legalization, and the city plans to update those. The city has an outdated bylaw regarding cannabis businesses from 2014, which still uses terminology like Medical Marihuana Producer, six years…
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built in your honor in your city,…
OKIB staff met with weed police months before raid
A recent bust of unlicensed pot stores on the Okanagan Indian Band's Green Mile appears to have been spearheaded by the Band itself, which invited the province's pot police for a meeting earlier this summer. According to a letter obtained…
Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky’s start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big step forward Monday when a…
Police seize cannabis-infused candy mimicking popular name-brand snacks in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – As Halloween approaches, police on Vancouver Island are urging the public to use caution after officers seized more than 120,000 cannabis-laced edibles, including chocolate and candies with packaging that mimics recognizable treats. RCMP shared photos showing illicit…
BC Interior pot shop fined $1,000 for having a sale
Having a sale is a normal thing that stores do if they've got inventory to shift and bills to pay, but a BC weed store has fallen foul with the government for slashing prices. Cost Cannabis in Revelstoke has been…
Pizza inadvertently infused with THC sickens dozens in Wisconsin
STOUGHTON, Wis. (AP) — Pizza inadvertently laced with THC has apparently sickened dozens of people in Wisconsin. Health officials in Dane County say Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Madison, served pizza contaminated with…
An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act…
Quebec religion wants Health Canada’s blessing to use magic mushrooms in ceremonies
A Quebec-based religion is taking the minister of mental health and addictions to court, claiming Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow its members to use magic mushrooms in their ceremonies. Gratitude Sanctuary, known as…
Votes won’t be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas voters won’t get to weigh in on a ballot initiative to expand medical marijuana after the state Supreme Court ruled the measure didn't fully explain what it would do, tossing out the initiative just…
