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Marijuana grow ops to pay big fee to set up shop in Lumby

Marijuana grow ops to pay big fee to set up shop in Lumby | iNFOnews.ca
Credit: Contributed/Village of Lumby

LUMBY – It wasn’t a unanimous decision, but village councillors in Lumby decided to slap a $1,500 fee on business licences for medical marijuana production facilities.

No word if there are any entrepreneurs looking at Lumby as a place to build weed production facility to help supply Canada’s medical pot program.

Currently a business licence will run you anywhere from $25 to $130 depending on the kind of business.

For example, an average retailer with square footage between 1,000 to 5,000 square feet is looking at an annual business licence fee of $50.

Until this week the most expensive licence was for retailers with over 5,000 square feet or a gas station card lock. They're charged $130.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infotelnews.ca or call 250-309-5230. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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