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West Kelowna wants to know where to put the pot shops
WEST KELOWNA – Would you be alright with a pot store in the same strip mall where you pick up your groceries? And how late should the store be allowed to remain open? It’s questions like these that make up…
Kamloops will be home to province’s first government-run recreational pot store
KAMLOOPS – B.C.'s first government-owned cannabis retail store will be setting up shop in Kamloops. The City of Kamloops says in a news release that the B.C. Cannabis Store will be located in the Columbia Place Shopping Centre in Sahali.…
Cannabis facility sign of changing agricultural land use in South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Agricultural use of land isn’t what it used to be. That from Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen West Bench director Michael Brydon during board discussions involving a variance on a Secrest Hill Road property for a medical marjiuana grow…
“We still have fight left in us”: Vernon cannabis shop forced to close
VERNON – One of Vernon’s first cannabis shops is closing its doors at the end of the week to avoid stiff fines from the City. Hasia Glaim and Jeff Gaudette of MMJ Total Health Care revealed themselves as one of…
City holds public hearing tonight on retail cannabis in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city council is holding a public hearing tonight as the city gets ready for the federal government’s legalization of non-medical cannabis. Council is gathering input on where cannabis retail stores can set up shop in the city…
City putting some of Vernon’s pot shops out of business
VERNON – The City of Vernon will be telling some local pot shops to shut down after they failed to meet provisions for a temporary permit. Cannabis shops were required to enter into an agreement with the City in February…
Cannabis questionnaire proves popular with Pentictonites
PENTICTON – The first step in the Penticton’s engagement program for input into municipal cannabis laws has caught the public’s attention, according to city officials. The “Weed like to hear from you” survey looking for input on the rules for…
What pot legalization will look like in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Marijuana legalization has been on the agenda of the federal government since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office nearly three years ago, and it’s finally getting closer to fruition. Although non-medical cannabis isn’t legal yet, that hasn’t stopped…
Alberta cannabis company to build facility in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An Alberta cannabis production company is expected to produce millions of grams of cannabis each year after expanding to Kamloops. Sundial Growers announced this week it had entered into a memorandum of understanding to become a supplier of…
Kamloops councillors won’t budge on permits for cannabis dispensaries
KAMLOOPS – A process to develop temporary use licenses for cannabis dispensaries will not be pursued by the City of Kamloops. At today's meeting, city councillors debated whether or not they should decline the opportunity to pursue a temporary use…
Vernon politician says something must be done to regulate public pot use
VERNON – A proposed smoking bylaw in Vernon is getting some early support from several city councillors, including one who thinks it will play an important role in the regulation of public marijuana use. The proposal from local transit drivers…
Bus drivers ask Vernon council to ban smoking in public spaces
VERNON – Vernon transit drivers want the City of Vernon to ban smoking cigarettes, joints and vaporizers in certain parts of the community. David Hancock, a driver with First Transit, along with Jenna Sealey and Doreen Stanton, also from First…
“It’s going to be massive”: What pot legalization means for the economy in the North Okanagan
VERNON – Just how much of an economic impact is legalization of marijuana going to have on the North Okanagan? In the words of one local dispensary owner: “It’s going to be massive.” New legislation coming down the pipe in…
Calling about cannabis: Kelowna already hearing from would-be pot shop operators
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna has already received a flurry of phone calls in the wake of Monday’s release of the provincial government’s regulatory and distribution scheme for legal cannabis. “We’ve had quite a bit of phone traffic but…
Cannabis growing facility could provide a big boost to South Okanagan economy
PENTICTON – A proposed large-scale, state of the art medical cannabis growing facility could provide a huge economic injection to the South Okanagan economy. Sunniva, Inc. chief executive officer Dr. Tony Holler says the company is proposing to build a…