Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permit...
Read MoreKelowna looking to update outdated cannabis bylaws
Kelowna still has bylaws for cannabis producers and retailers from before legalization, and the city plans to update those. The city has an outdated bylaw regarding cannabis businesses from...
Read MoreMarijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments
A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states weighed more than 140 measure...
Read MoreWillie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and if you're lucky enough to have a statue built i...
Read MoreSpiritleaf Vernon provides a growing array of cannabis products
Sarah Ballantyne will often tell a customer at her Vernon cannabis retail store to say hi to his or her mom for her. It’s not that the owner of the Spiritleaf outlet necessarily knows the mo...
Read MoreGrowers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says....
Read MoreOKIB staff met with weed police months before raid
A recent bust of unlicensed pot stores on the Okanagan Indian Band's Green Mile appears to have been spearheaded by the Band itself, which invited the province's pot police for a meeting e...
Read MorePolice seize cannabis-infused candy mimicking popular name-brand snacks in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - As Halloween approaches, police on Vancouver Island are urging the public to use caution after officers seized more than 120,000 cannabis-laced edibles, including chocolate and cand...
Read MoreBC Interior pot shop fined $1,000 for having a sale
Having a sale is a normal thing that stores do if they've got inventory to shift and bills to pay, but a BC weed store has fallen foul with the government for slashing prices. Cost Canna...
Read MorePizza inadvertently infused with THC sickens dozens in Wisconsin
STOUGHTON, Wis. (AP) — Pizza inadvertently laced with THC has apparently sickened dozens of people in Wisconsin. Health officials in Dane County say Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stough...
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