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Black Market Will Thrive Until Small Pot Growers and Sellers Included: Advocates

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A short drive away from British Columbia's first and only legal marijuana store, Bill Semeniuk inhaled deeply from a joint outside an illegal cannabis dispensary. The dispensary, Canadian Safe Cannabis Services, has been open in Kamloops for the better part of a decade, and Semeniuk doesn't plan to switch to the swanky government-run shop — regardless of its legality. "This man...

Local Retailers Hoping To Get On The Pot Bandwagon

PRINCE GEORGE- Marijuana is officially legal across the country, but in BC, there is only one place to buy legally and that is in Kamloops. Everyone else can buy online, pay $10 shipping, and wait for three to five business days for delivery. Zaga's Hemp Shop Owner, Ginny Burnett, says she has put forward her application to the province to sell pot. Once that application is approved, it's sent to...

Cannabis Regulations On Campus

PRINCE GEORGE — UNBC and CNC have been preparing and finalizing policies for cannabis on campus and with the legalization day finally here, it's time to put these plans into action. CNC has an impairment free campus policy, so smoking pot on any of its campuses, or in any of its buildings, is prohibited. "For students, it's to ensure enhancing the learning approach so that they're not...