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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