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Marijuana
Annual 4-20 events in Kamloops bring a police presence
KAMLOOPS – As long as demonstrators keep things peaceful, they won't be smoked out of…
Goodale cites ‘absolute carnage’ on roads in lowering breathalyzer hurdle
OTTAWA – It would be easier for police to make drivers blow into a breathalyzer…
Kelowna takes proactive approach to marijuana dispensaries
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council has decided to be proactive when it comes to marijuana…
Ten years later, marijuana trafficking case with ties to the Okanagan still far from over
VERNON – More than a decade after the alleged crime took place, a trafficking case…
Pot activist returns to Kelowna exactly one year after Calgary arrest
KELOWNA – The marijuana activist who was arrested while giving away free cannabis seeds on…
Last day for Vernon walk-in clinic brings concerns for medical marijuana patients
VERNON – Patients were lined up outside the closing Gartree Medical Clinic this morning, many…
Vernon lawyer argues Okanagan pot case in Canada’s highest court
VERNON – A local marijuana case centred around the validity of a search warrant was…
Man pleads guilty in relation to 2015 explosion at Vernon apartment
VERNON – A man accused of causing an explosion in a Vernon apartment building has…
Pass the pot: UBC Okanagan study shows patients choose cannabis over prescription pain killers
KELOWNA – An UBC Okanagan study says patients prefer medical marijuana over prescription opioids for…
Pot brownies at North Okanagan high school weren’t laced, ‘just very, very powerful’
ARMSTRONG – A person who claims to have first-hand knowledge of a pot-related incident at…
Police unable to test marijuana consumed by North Okanagan students
ARMSTRONG – Testing if marijuana brownies consumed by a group of high school students in…
Students treated for ‘severe reaction’ to marijuana at North Okanagan high school
ARMSTRONG – School officials are encouraging parents to talk to their kids about drug use…
Marijuana regulation frustration at West Kelowna council meeting
WEST KELOWNA – Frustration over the federal government’s lack of leadership when it comes to…
RCMP seize drugs, make arrests during raid at Kelowna home
KELOWNA – A man and two women were arrested Friday night in Kelowna after RCMP…
UBC Okanagan research finds marijuana could help drug addicts, alcoholics
KELOWNA – Marijuana may help people struggling with drug addiction, according to a new study…
Vernon, Kelowna men accused of trafficking pot in hollowed-out logs to be extradited to US
OKANAGAN – Four men with ties to the Okanagan are being extradited to the U.S.…
North Okanagan house fire uncovers marijuana grow-op
LUMBY – A weekend fire in the North Okanagan lead RCMP to basement marijuana grow-op.…
Licensed Vernon grow-op raided by police found in violation of city bylaw
VERNON – Police have yet to lay any charges after raiding two grow-ops in Vernon…
Kelowna considers position on legalization of marijuana for task force
KELOWNA – City staff have outlined how they view the legalization of marijuana for the…
Vernon council not interested in restricting marijuana sales
VERNON – Vernon city council has chosen to stand back while the federal government works…
Vernon residents say legal grow-op stinks
VERNON – A Vernon couple says they can’t sit on their porch some days because…
Individuals arrested during Vernon pot raids have been let go
VERNON – Four people arrested earlier this week in a pair of coordinated police raids…
User survey reveals drugs of choice in Thompson-Okanagan
INTERIOR HEALTH LEADS THE WAY IN DISTRIBUTION OF NALOXONE KITS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A recent survey…
Grow-op raided by police same location as Vernon shooting
VERNON – The location of this morning’s police raid at a licensed grow-op in Vernon…