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Legal marijuana will be sold in public and private stores to those 19 and older Tuesday afternoon, Farnworth repeatedly did not answer quesdale@kamloopsthisweek.com tions on what the retail outlets Mike Farnworth expects MLAs will would look like, saying the information should be made public spend much of the spring sitting in by the end of January or in early the legislature in Victoria discussing February. marijuana — and how to be ready He acknowledged the provto implement everything when it is ince is looking at a hybrid of legalized in the country next summer public and private outlets. by the federal government. Farnworth noted a major consideration for his governPublic will have say on city’s proposed ment is that the regulations for illegal pot dispensaries framework that Story, A5 might work for Vancouver “may Farnworth, the provincial solicitor not work for Prince George or general and minister of public safety, Kamloops or Campbell River.” As Kamloops city council said about 18 pieces of legislation debated on Tuesday how to will need to be introduced or amendregulate dispensaries, which are ed as the government moves forward operating in a legal grey area with its role in the legalization of pot until legalization is enacted and establishes the framework for next summer, Mayor Ken sales. Christian expressed frusThe B.C. NDP government tration at the process announced on Tuesday that nonso far, including the medicinal marijuana will be sold in lack of detail in public and private retailers, the legal the province’s age to buy and use pot will be 19 and announcement on sales of recrethe B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch ational pot. (BCLDB) will be the wholesale distributor of pot. See MAYOR, A4 During a press conference on DALE BASS
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