A BC court recently sided with a plaintiff who was seeking damages from a car accident, including a payment of $26,267 for medical cannabis.
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BC cannabis growers coping with recent heat wave
Cannabis growers in BC are struggling under the recent heat wave, with temperatures in many parts of the province passing 40°C this past week.
Workers at Trees Cannabis in BC join union
Another group of employees at a cannabis store in BC have joined a union dedicated to cannabis retailers.
BC to allow private cannabis retailers to deliver products to consumers starting July 15
BC cannabis retailers will be able to ship cannabis products directly to consumers starting July 15, 2021. Retailers will also no longer be required to have security verification for cannabis workers
Court rules Vancouver dispensary “Budway” violated Subway franchise trademark
A federal court has found that an unlicensed cannabis store in Vancouver infringed the registered trademarks of the Subway franchise.
BC provides update on retail cannabis landscape
BC Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth gave a detailed breakdown of the state of legal and illegal cannabis in BC today
BC MLA says changes to cannabis regulations could result in increased enforcement for First Nations
A BC MLA says new changes to BC’s cannabis regulations could result in more enforcement action against illicit retailers, especially those on First Nations lands.
Black Kettle Farms in Langley, BC
Licensed in December 2020, Black Kettle has already sold out of their first batch of flower, Rainbow Driver, in Alberta. And, they expect to have their cannabis on shelves in British Columbia and Ontario later this summer through BC processor Joint Ventures Craft Cannabis.
First Nation cannabis producer Seven Leaf expands distribution to BC retailer Indigenous Bloom
A First Nations-owned cannabis producer in Ontario has expanded its distribution to First Nations retailers in BC this week.
BC Cannabis Inc on the micro model serving First Nations in BC
Led by owner Albert Eppinga, the first of three micro cultivation facilities in Sooke under the BC Cannabis Inc. brand was licensed on April 9. They expect the next two licences later this year.
Salt Spring Island’s Magi Cannabis
Magi Cannabis is a small, family-run micro-cultivator on Salt Spring Island, in British Columbia. Josh Beckett and his partner Nadine are long-time islanders, with deep roots in the community.
One of Canada’s oldest names in retail cannabis has finally gone legal
Don Brier, the owner and Founder of Weeds Glass and Gifts that at one time operated dozens of cannabis retail stores across the country, opened his first fully legal store in Sechelt, British Columbia earlier this year.
