Penticton Pot

• ‘Fundamentally important’: Penticton cannabis retailer welcomes expanded hours

  In a unanimous decision, city council approved a motion to extend closing hours from 8:00 p.m., to 11:00 p.m.

  Economy

  Jun 16, 2021
  
• Okanagan’s first government-run cannabis store opens in Penticton

  It is the 13th government-run store to open in the province, joining those serving customers in Kamloops, Trail, and Parksville.

  Feb 5, 2020
  
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• Peach city to pot city? More cannabis stores could be approved in Penticton, bringing total to 11

  Staff recommend that city council supports three more non-medical cannabis retail store licenses, which would bring the total to 11.

  Sep 1, 2019
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• Business group opposes proposed ban on downtown Penticton cannabis shops

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

  Cannabis

  Dec 5, 2018
• Ban on smoking legal pot on public streets looms in Penticton

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

  Jun 28, 2018
• City of Penticton nixes pot shops

  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...

  Politics

  Jul 19, 2017