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Illegal cannabis dispensaries in Kamloops raided by provincial community safety unit
KAMLOOPS — Police and signs of product seizure could be seen at two illegal cannabis dispensaries in Kamloops today. A police car was out front of the Canadian Safe Cannabis Services at 405 Tranquille Rd. on July 31 and a…
More research needed before cannabis drinks become reality: UBCO professor
KELOWNA – Health Canada regulations on the production of cannabis beverages are coming in the fall, but on the chemistry side of things, there’s still a lot of work to do. Dr. Susan Murch has a Ph.D. in Plant Agriculture…
Vernon puts freeze on cannabis stores
VERNON – Vernon has put a stop to any more pot shops opening in the city. The decision to put a moratorium of the number of non-medical cannabis stores was passed unanimously by Vernon city council at yesterday's, July 29,…
From pub to pot shop: Two Vernon businesses venture into a new market
VERNON – Two Vernon pubs are expanding their businesses by branching out into the recreational cannabis world. The Longhorn Pub owner Aftaab Dhillon is set to open the Greenhorn cannabis store next week, while Squires Four Pub has applied for…
Kelowna’s legal pot smokers should mark Thursday on their calendars
KELOWNA – If all goes well – and their order arrives in time – Hobo Recreational Cannabis will open Kelowna’s first legal cannabis store at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 25. “We just need a little bit of time to unpack…
Nine months after legalization, Salmon Arm tops list of licenced pot shops in B.C.
KELOWNA – When cannabis was legalized in Canada on Oct. 17, 2018, the first legal sales outlet was opened – by the government – in Kamloops. Since then, there have been another 60 licences issued to private and Liquor Distribution…
Province wants to turn dollar store into pot store in one Okanagan city
WEST KELOWNA – The provincial government wants to sell cannabis out of the old Urban Dollar Store building in Westbank Town Centre Mall. City staff are supporting the Liquor Distribution Branch’s application to rezone the site in order to create…
Grow-op slated for Vernon’s former Far West clothing building
VERNON – With the goal to produce eight million grams of pot in its first year of operation, a cannabis cultivation company is making a new home in the former Far West clothing building in Vernon. The company intends to…
Kamloops chose a risky approach to retail cannabis sales and it paid off
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops started early and got ahead of the curve when it came to cannabis sales in B.C. Now it's an example for other municipalities just getting started on the process. Kamloops became the first city with a legal…
Starbuds in Lake Country becomes first provincially-approved pot shop in Central Okanagan
LAKE COUNTRY – It's taken far longer than anyone expected, but the first provincially-approved cannabis retail outlet in the Central Okanagan is setting up shop in Lake Country this month. Starbuds, a cannabis retail chain with locations across western Canada,…
West Kelowna cannabis shop fought the law and the law won
KELOWNA – Cannabis legalization was just around the corner in 2017, but jumping the gun and flouting the pre-existing bylaws didn’t put a West Kelowna dispensary in a better position once it became official. In a decision reached last week,…
iN PHOTOS: Cannabis industry insights: Vernon’s Terra Vida Wellness is not your average pot shop
VERNON – Walking into the calm, softly lit interior of Terra Vida Wellness feels very much like walking into a spa or boutique hotel. The reception has an organic quality to it, with a solid wood reception kiosk and the…
Brisk turnout for B.C. Cannabis Store job fair in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton will see a B.C. Cannabis Store opening in Penticton later this year, and representatives from the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch were on hand at the Penticton Lakeside Resort yesterday hosting a job fair. Director of retail operations…
Comedians go green in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The classic image of the haggard stand-up comic is so well-worn it's morphed into cliche: A beleaguered comedian with a cigarette in one hand and a drink, preferably whiskey, in another. Big names such as Dave Chappelle, Bill…
First provincially-approved Okanagan cannabis shop set for Canada Day opening
VERNON – The first provincially-approved cannabis retail store in the Okanagan is opening even sooner than anticipated. In a press release, store owners Sarah and Carson Ballantyne announced they're opening the Vernon-based Spiritleaf cannabis shop on Canada Day, July 1.…