News Items tag as: Cannabis

An inside look at one of the Okanagan's first licensed marijuana production facilities
July 20, 2018 - 6:30 PM

FALKLAND - Just off Highway 97 on the way to Falkland is a large, warehouse-style building surrounded by a chainlink fence with signs that read ‘Warning- Video Camera Surveillance.’ Behind the building, and within view of passing motorists, are sections of bare, flattened land where greenhouses will eventually grow cannabis.
West Kelowna wants to know where to put the pot shops
July 17, 2018 - 11:34 AM

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?
Kamloops will be home to province's first government-run recreational pot store
July 11, 2018 - 11:53 AM

KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s first government-owned cannabis retail store will be setting up shop in Kamloops.
Cannabis facility sign of changing agricultural land use in South Okanagan
June 22, 2018 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - Agricultural use of land isn’t what it used to be.
City holds public hearing tonight on retail cannabis in Kamloops
May 08, 2018 - 11:00 AM

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.
What pot legalization will look like in Kamloops
April 18, 2018 - 6:00 PM

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.
Alberta cannabis company to build facility in Kamloops
March 22, 2018 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - An Alberta cannabis production company is expected to produce millions of grams of cannabis each year after expanding to Kamloops.
Kamloops councillors won't budge on permits for cannabis dispensaries
February 27, 2018 - 4:47 PM

KAMLOOPS – A process to develop temporary use licenses for cannabis dispensaries will not be pursued by the City of Kamloops.
Cannabis growing facility could provide a big boost to South Okanagan economy
January 20, 2018 - 12:30 PM

PENTICTON - A proposed large-scale, state of the art medical cannabis growing facility could provide a huge economic injection to the South Okanagan economy.
Okanagan companies see cannabis stocks soar during 'green gold rush'
January 08, 2018 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - The “green rush” for Canadian marijuana stocks in advance of legalization next summer has helped several Okanagan companies increase their value by tens of millions of dollars over the last couple of months.
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FUHR: Good news for families
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