Kelowna city council may revisit its rules on separating retail cannabis stores that prevent clustering.

Under current bylaws, cannabis stores must be at least 500 metres apart, measured lot line to lot line. At Monday91裸聊视频檚 (Jan. 13) meeting, council voted to rezone property at 2009 Enterprise Way, paving the way for Flora Cannabis to open its third Kelowna location. However, there91裸聊视频檚 another property, 2090 Harvey Avenue, just 350 metres away, that is also zoned for cannabis sales.

City staff told council that the store at 2090 Enterprise Way has closed and no valid cannabis retail license exists for that property. However, the potential remains for two cannabis stores to operate within the 500m since the aforementioned property is zoned for cannabis sales.

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While council wasn91裸聊视频檛 overly concerned about the proximity of the Enterprise Way locations, some councillors suggested it might be time to review the rule. The 500m separation requirement was established by the city in 2019, shortly after federal cannabis legalization.

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Council voted unanimously to rezone the property at 2009 Enterprise Way. They also recommended that the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch approve a non-medical cannabis retail store license for the site. Councillor Maxine DeHart was not present at Monday91裸聊视频檚 meeting.