Saanich staff are paying attention to VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 new pot bylaw, but it is not clear how much influence, it will have on the municipality, and the public could learn SaanichB次元官网网址檚 approach towards recreational marijuana in early 2019.
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Victoria councillors heard earlier this week that the existing bylaw no longer applies following the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Under the new system, applicants for a private retail license apply to Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB).
RELATED: VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 decision to revise its recreational marijuana bylaw scheduled for final approval on Nov. 22 shows that the two largest municipalities in the region are moving at different rates.
Saanich issued a B次元官网网址渇ullB次元官网网址� prohibition of the sale, production and distribution of recreational cannabis this summer until staff have had an opportunity to review federal and provincial legislation.
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B次元官网网址淪taff recommend the prohibition of sale, production [and] distribution of recreational cannabis,B次元官网网址� said Sharon Hvozdanski, SaanichB次元官网网址檚 director of planning in the report at the time.
As of Nov. 6, the provincial government has received 165 paid but incomplete applications for private marijuana retail licenses, with 102 now in front of local government or Indigenous Nation. Thirty have originated from applicants in an administrative region that includes Vancouver Island, Powell River, and the Gulf Island.
So far the provincial government has issued to a business in Kimberley.
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