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Medical Marijuana
Mobile clinic to bring pro-medical marijuana message to Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS – A mobile medical marijuana clinic will hit the road for a cross Canada…
Sunniva sells Okanagan Falls cannabis facility property for $20 million
PENTICTON – One month after Sunniva Medical Inc. completely halted construction of a once-promising cannabis…
Okanagan Falls cannabis facility to phase in production
OKANAGAN FALLS – Sunniva Canada's construction of a medical marijuana facility in Okanagan Falls is…
Construction stalls at Okanagan Falls medical cannabis facility
OKANAGAN FALLS – A recent halt in construction activity at the Sunniva Canada medical cannabis…
Thumbs down for Kelowna medical marijuana application
KELOWNA – Kelowna City Council will decide Monday whether to support an application to allow…
No cannabis shops in Kelowna until next summer
KELOWNA – It will be at least June of next year before you can stroll…
Former South Okanagan mill property could see new life as cannabis growing facility
PENTICTON – Some long vacant industrial land in Okanagan Falls could find new purpose as…
West Kelowna marijuana dispensaries lose faint-hope appeal
WEST KELOWNA – Mayor Doug Findlater had to dust off a little-used appeal process at…
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…
How a Vernon dispensary helps patients overcome opioid addiction with marijuana substitute
VERNON – Michael was only in his 20s when he was first prescribed opiates for…
Nothing stopping Okanagan cities from trying to regulate medical marijuana
KELOWNA – A cannabis activist lawyer says there’s nothing stopping Kelowna and West Kelowna from…
Medical cannabis production a growing concern for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Even as West Kelowna is trying to shut down marijuana dispensaries, it…
Health Canada medical grow ops continue to defy regulation
KELOWNA – With attention focused on the looming legalization of cannabis, it’s easy to forget…
Medical marijuana company expects to become ‘significant employer’ in Lumby
LUMBY – True Leaf Medicine has big plans for Lumby. The company, which launched a…
Thanksgiving dinner in East Kelowna gives new meaning to pot luck
KELOWNA – Want a chill start to the Thanksgiving weekend? How about a six-course Thanksgiving…
Former B.C. Health Minister and Kamloops MLA is getting into the marijuana business
KAMLOOPS – Former Kamloops MLA Terry Lake says he has had a growing interest in…
Closure of marijuana dispensary leaves Kamloops woman dealing with pain or addictive prescription drugs
KAMLOOPS – Roberta Winter doesn't know what she will do now after the marijuana dispensary…
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…
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…
Okanagan dispensary owner accused of drug trafficking fights charge in court
VERNON – The municipality told him to shut down, police raided his shop and charged…
Is Kelowna hostile to medical marijuana?
KELOWNA – The police raid of a marijuana dispensary in downtown Kelowna last week appears to be an extension of a Kelowna bias against medical marijuana facilities, sources say. Police said they raided Kaya Clinic on Lawrence Ave. Jan. 15 based on complaints from the public, including complaints forwarded by the City of Kelowna. Inside, police...