The City of West Kelowna is attempting to have all six marijuana dispensaries operating within the city closed

Just days after cancelling the business license for marijuana dispensaries Black Crow Herbal Solutions and The Healing Club, West Kelowna is moving against four other operations in the city, all of them operating a non-profit business model that doesn91裸聊视频檛 need a business licence.

Kirsten Jones, spokeswoman for the city, said a letter is being sent to all six dispensaries informing them they are operating illegally, contrary to city bylaws, and must close.

But it91裸聊视频檚 unclear if the city and a related RCMP investigation will have its effect.

When contacted after his business licence was pulled at West Kelowna council, a Black Crow Herbal director . For how long is the question.

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And while West Kelowna ponders its next move, some customers of the operations are asking how they will access medicinal marijuana if the shops close.

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Leslie Flammand, a cancer survivor, who suffers a number of other illnesses including PTSD, left the West Kelowna council meeting earlier this week in tears.

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Robert Jaenicke, a director of Black Crow Herbal91裸聊视频攓uestioned the timing of the move.

91裸聊视频淲hy now? Why after all this time? he asked the Vernon Morning Star in an interview. 91裸聊视频淚t doesn91裸聊视频檛 make any sense to me because I91裸聊视频檝e been operating now for three years. I91裸聊视频檓 just not sure what their rush is now?91裸聊视频�

In voting to cancel the licences, West Kelowna councillors stated selling or marijuana was still illegal.

Coun. Rusty Ensign said he didn91裸聊视频檛 like having to vote to cancel the business licences but said he had no choice because of the illegality of the sales. Coun. Rick DeJong said he voted to cancel because of both the illegality and because of concerns about the lack of a regulatory program to ensure the quality of the cannabis being sold.

With the federal government moving to marijuana legalization next year it will be up to the provincial government to announce a plan to distribute the product. However there has been no government announcement yet.

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