News Items tag as: Recreational cannabis

Vernon puts freeze on cannabis stores
July 30, 2019 - 11:30 AM
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VERNON - Vernon has put a stop to any more pot shops opening in the city.
Starbuds in Lake Country becomes first provincially-approved pot shop in Central Okanagan
July 12, 2019 - 8:34 AM
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LAKE COUNTRY - It's taken far longer than anyone expected, but the first provincially-approved cannabis retail outlet in the Central Okanagan is setting up shop in Lake Country this month.
iN PHOTOS: Cannabis industry insights: Vernon's Terra Vida Wellness is not your average pot shop
July 08, 2019 - 6:00 AM
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VERNON - Walking into the calm, softly lit interior of Terra Vida Wellness feels very much like walking into a spa or boutique hotel.
Indigenous Bloom opens cannabis store in Lake Country
January 22, 2019 - 5:00 PM
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LAKE COUNTRY - A cannabis retailer has been up and running in the Central Okanagan for just over a week now in a region that has yet to see a legal pot shop open its doors.
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.
Vernon council approves cannabis sales and cultivation in certain zones
December 11, 2018 - 12:37 PM
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VERNON - The production and sale of cannabis in Vernon has received a huge boost from Vernon city council at its meeting yesterday.
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.
Cannabis company hopes to open retail outlet in Okanagan before Christmas
November 28, 2018 - 5:07 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Lake Country could have the first retail cannabis outlet in the Okanagan.
Kelowna trying to recover $116,000 in costs from marijuana legalization
September 24, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna wants to recover all its costs to date, and going forward, for its part in the sale of recreational cannabis.
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News Items tag as: Recreational cannabis

Vernon puts freeze on cannabis stores

Starbuds in Lake Country becomes first provincially-approved pot shop in Central Okanagan

iN PHOTOS: Cannabis industry insights: Vernon's Terra Vida Wellness is not your average pot shop

Indigenous Bloom opens cannabis store in Lake Country

GOING GREEN: Lake Country council approves cannabis shop

Vernon council approves cannabis sales and cultivation in certain zones

Proposed Lake Country cannabis store gets second chance

Cannabis store bid in Lake Country goes up in smoke

Cannabis company hopes to open retail outlet in Okanagan before Christmas

Kelowna trying to recover $116,000 in costs from marijuana legalization

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