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Cannabis will be legal in less than a month, but where will you buy it?
Local cannabis stakeholders and curious community members were on hand at City Hall Tuesday night where city council finalized the zoning bylaws for retail cannabis.
Citing a desire to move forward in the regulatory process, Kelowna has approved the following zoning bylaw amendments:
Kelowna City Planners have made it clear that the public should not expect retail cannabis stores to open up shop before 2019, however, the city has released maps of proposed retail zones.
Cannabis will officially become legal in Canada on Oct. 17.
The provincial government has only committed to opening one cannabis retail store, which will be located in Kamloops, by the legalization date.
Online cannabis sales will be available upon legalization.
For more information on cannabis bylaw amendments, click here.
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