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Okanagan band member suing province over Vernon cannabis store raid
An Okanagan Indian Band member who set up a pot shop in downtown Vernon without provincial approval is suing the province for closing him down. Cory Patrick Brewer set up Tupa's Joint cannabis store in May 2020 on 28 Avenue…
Scooby doobie don’t: Discarded joints pose hazards for dogs
NEW YORK (AP) — Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet. The good…
Singapore executes man for helping buy 2 pounds of cannabis
HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to…
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder starts nonprofit cannabis company
WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — One of the co-founders of Ben & Jerry's has gone from ice cream to cannabis with a social mission. Ben Cohen has started Ben's Best Blnz, a nonprofit cannabis line with a stated mission of helping…
iN VIDEO: Film explores B.C. woman’s experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety
Laurie Brooks never thought she'd one day use magic mushrooms and advocate for the ability of others to do the same. The 55-year-old B.C. resident also never imagined having colon cancer and fearing the impact her imminent death would have…
Kelowna cannabis company suing Indigenous Bloom alleging broken business deal
A Kelowna-based cannabis company is suing Indigenous Bloom alleging it wasn't paid $160,000 in share agreements. Oakum Cannabis Corp. founders Lorna Marie Dumaresq, Julian Jacob Dumaresq-Gerein, and Anthony Charles Dumaresq-Gerein filed a notice of claim in BC Supreme Court on…
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers working on medical pot legalization
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After years of opposition to any form of marijuana legalization in Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are now working privately to build support for a medical cannabis program that could win bipartisan backing and be enacted into law…
How 4/20 celebrations have changed in Kamloops, Okanagan
Advocates of cannabis have been gathering for 4/20 Day on April 20 every year for decades to celebrate marijuana culture and push to loosen laws banning the substance, lighting up at 4:20 p.m. Prior to legalization of recreational marijuana use,…
Uber Eats launches cannabis delivery service in Vancouver, Victoria
VANCOUVER – A partnership between Uber Eats and cannabis resource company Leafly means some British Columbia residents are now able to order legal pot and have it delivered to their door. Uber Canada says, starting immediately, B.C. residents over the…
Pot shop robberies spur push to end restrictions on window displays
TORONTO – When Elisa Keay works at her Toronto cannabis store, the days feel long and dark — even when the sun is bright. The gloominess comes from the frosted windows that adorn K's Pot Shop in Leslieville, blocking out…
Home invaders assaulted people who were not involved with Abbotsford grow-op
Two victims of a home invasions in B.C. had nothing to do with the marijuana grow-op on site. They suffered minor injuries after a group of men dressed in dark clothing entered their residence before displaying a firearm and assaulting…
Supreme Court says Quebec’s ban on homegrown cannabis plants is constitutional
OTTAWA – Quebec’s ban on possessing and cultivating cannabis plants for personal purposes is constitutional, Canada's high court ruled Friday. The Constitution allows Quebec to implement the restrictions, which do not frustrate the purpose of the federal Cannabis Act, the…
Compassion at Penticton cannabis shop goes up in smoke
Cannabis Cottage is in the heart of downtown Penticton so many of its customers are people living on the street. “We want to do, socially, what we can to support them and show them that there is reward if they…
Cannabis company Phoena will wind down business under creditor protection
Phoena Holdings Inc. plans to wind down its business and has obtained creditor protection for a second time. Documents filed with a Toronto court show the Vaughan, Ont. cannabis company previously called CannTrust Holdings Inc. is insolvent and plans to…
Cannabis company Tilray to buy rival Hexo in all-share deal
Tilray Brands Inc. is buying fellow cannabis company Hexo Corp. in an all-share deal valued at US$56 million aimed at helping the business navigate a "challenging" cannabis market that has seen significant price compression. The deal announced Monday will unite…