News Items tag as: marijuana legalization

Two pot shop applications not allowed for same Kelowna location
January 08, 2019 - 4:00 PM
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KELOWNA - Not all of the 41 applications for cannabis retail shops that were filed with the City of Kelowna before Christmas will make it to public hearing.
GOING GREEN: Lake Country council approves cannabis shop
December 19, 2018 - 12:04 PM
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LAKE COUNTRY - Rumours of Lake Country's first cannabis retail store's demise were greatly exaggerated.
Proposed Lake Country cannabis store gets second chance
December 10, 2018 - 12:45 PM
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LAKE COUNTRY - A cannabis retail store in Lake Country is getting a second shot at approval after being rejected by council last week.
Cannabis store bid in Lake Country goes up in smoke
December 05, 2018 - 11:34 AM

LAKE COUNTRY - What looked like a slam dunk for the first cannabis retail store in the Okanagan has turned into a narrow rejection.
Dozens of applications filed for pot shops in Kelowna
November 30, 2018 - 4:32 PM
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KELOWNA - Forty-one applications have been made to the City of Kelowna in the first round of submissions for cannabis retail outlets.
Kamloops council finalizes last steps before first B.C. pot shop opens
October 16, 2018 - 2:22 PM

KAMLOOPS - The legalization of recreational marijuana is hours away and the City of Kamloops will have the first, and only B.C. pot shop up and running tomorrow morning.
Central Okanagan school district readies itself for legal pot
September 26, 2018 - 11:00 AM
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CENTRAL OKANAGAN - While some governments and institutions have asked for more time to prepare for legal cannabis, the Central Okanagan school district is ready to go.
Health Canada medical grow ops continue to defy regulation
November 07, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - With attention focused on the looming legalization of cannabis, it’s easy to forget the existing Health Canada medical cannabis home production program is still very much in existence.
Kelowna council wants slice of marijuana tax pie to pay for enforcement
October 30, 2017 - 2:18 PM

KELOWNA - Mayor Colin Basran and city councillors had many questions and suggestions about Kelowna’s response to a provincial survey on looming marijuana legalization.
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News Items tag as: marijuana legalization

Two pot shop applications not allowed for same Kelowna location

GOING GREEN: Lake Country council approves cannabis shop

Proposed Lake Country cannabis store gets second chance

Cannabis store bid in Lake Country goes up in smoke

Dozens of applications filed for pot shops in Kelowna

Kamloops council finalizes last steps before first B.C. pot shop opens

Central Okanagan school district readies itself for legal pot

Health Canada medical grow ops continue to defy regulation

Kelowna council wants slice of marijuana tax pie to pay for enforcement

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