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.
British Columbia
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.
Pemberton, BC votes to lower some cannabis licensing fees
The Village of Pemberton, BC has voted to move forward with a proposal to lower their cannabis licensing fees for producers and retailers in the municipality.
Pistol and Paris
Pistol and Paris is taking a different approach to entering the micro cannabis market, pivoting away from growing and looking instead to help other growers make it to market.
Vancouver City Councillor seeking to lower $30,000 Vancouver cannabis licensing fee
Councillor Rebecca Bligh would like city staff to prepare an alternate fee structure that lowers the license fee and will support growth in the legal cannabis industry in Vancouver.
Sunshine Coast looks to gain more control over personal, designated medical cannabis growers
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) passed a motion last week to ask the federal government for local governments and the RCMP to have more control in managing personal and designated medical cannabis grows.
BC Civil Resolution Tribunal rules against billboard company in dispute with a First Nations dispensary chain
The BC Civil Resolution Tribunal dismissed claims against a billboard company in dispute with a First Nations dispensary chain Indigenous Bloom for payment of services following a warning issued by the province.
BC government says owners of illegal cannabis grow-op used third party to hide property’s true ownership
The BC government says the owners of a Richmond property that was raided in 2020 for housing an illegal cannabis grow facility have used a third party ‘nominee’ to hide the property’s true ownership to avoid government forfeiture.
Surrey Drug Unit busts illegal cannabis operation
Surrey RCMP’s Drug Unit say a three month long investigation into an illegal cannabis trafficking operation resulted in a large scale raid following the receipt
RCMP seize 3,230 cannabis plants in ongoing investigation of illicit production in BC
Federal Serious & Organized Crime investigators seized a large quantity of cannabis plants and packaged cannabis after searches were conducted on a Langley property on
Cannabis edibles raid leaves couple’s home ransacked and without power for three days
A couple recently caught up in a raid of their unlicensed home-based edibles business says they are still awaiting charges and were left to clean
