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Osoyoos motel fined $5,000 for evicting guest who left a roach in an ashtray
The motel had a strict no cannabis policy.
N.S. premier blasts First Nation highway blockades, calls for RCMP to be respected
Tensions between the Nova Scotia government and First Nations leaders flared up over the weekend amid a continuing debate over who has jurisdiction in Indigenous communities. Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways “is never acceptable” after protestors set up multiple…
BC cannabis store fined over ‘self-serve’ bong, pipe displays
“This is about papers, lighters, and glassware, items found in gas stations or convenience stores all over Tofino and British Columbia, yet cannabis stores are the only industry being penalized for it.”
Okanagan ideal climate for growing cannabis; getting bud to consumers a challenge
“I wouldn’t have done it if I had known what I know now.”
Ontario man pleads guilty to running drug ring that brought meth, cocaine into Canada
LOS ANGELES — An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the United States into Canada. The U.S. Attorney’s…
B.C. tech company rolls out new cannabis breathalyzer
The device detects recent cannabis use.
Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the border are facing the same charges, including for drug…
N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
HALIFAX — An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim…
Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA
VANCOUVER — Border agents in Metro Vancouver have intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than 100 bricks of opium into the country. The Canada Border Services Agency said on Friday that the seizure happened on Jan. 9 at the Pacific…
Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two teenagers mistakenly left a knapsack containing marijuana and cash at a donation area outside a New Zealand charity shop then returned in a panic to retrieve the bag, police said Monday. A volunteer at…
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades. Now those forces are lining up for a…
Romanian court rejects Wiz Khalifa’s appeal against 9-month jail sentence for drug possession
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession in the Eastern European country. The Constanta Court of Appeal’s decision came…
American country musician turned away from Kelowna for decade old weed conviction
“Everybody’s got a past. Mine’s still haunting me.”
Cannabis smoke fills the air as Nepal marks Shivaratri festival
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hindu holy men and mostly young devotees openly puffed on cannabis smoke on Sunday, marking one of Nepal’s biggest annual festivals. Tens of thousands lined up to pray at the Pashupatinath, the temple of the Hindu…
More Okanagan cannabis consumers choosing beverages as quality improves
The new products don’t taste like bong water anymore.