Rejected applicants will have an opportunity to appeal before city council at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Downtown Penticton Association is against a proposal to ban legal cannabis storefronts from Main Street and Front Street.

Penticton city staff recommend a ban on smoking marijuana in public, including public streets where an individual is permitted to smoke cigarettes.

The City of Penticton’s licensing program for marijuana dispensaries is going up in smoke. In December, two pot shops were granted six-month temporary use permits as the city waited for the federal government to legalize cannabis. But in a 5-2 vote Tuesday, council decided not to extend those permits, essentially banning pot shops city-wide. Here...