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DECEMBER 5, 2018 | Volume 21 No. 97
WEATHER Sunny and cold High -3 C Low -10 C SNOW REPORT Sun Peaks Resort Mid-mountain: 72 cm Alpine: 89 cm Harper Mountain Not yet open
WEDNESDAY
THE NEW PRESIDENT
BACK IN ‘W’ COLUMN
Brett Fairbairn begins his term at helm of TRU
Kamloops Blazers riding a modest winning streak
SPORTS/A35
NEWS/A6
Lake says no mislabelled pot spray sold TIM PETRUK STAFF REPORTER tim@kamloopsthisweek.com
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GREEN WITH ANGST
As the expression on the face of Moose the dog illustrates, The Grinch is indeed a mean one. Moose, a Newfioundland cross, visited Petland on the weekend with Shrek the orange tabby cat and owner Sara King. It is when the trio posed for a photo with the scourge of Whoville that Moose’s tru feelings for the thing in green became crystal clear. Petland, at Notre Dame Drive and Dalhousie Drive, is staging pet photos with The Grinch and Santa Claus on alternating Saturdays, with the $10 fee going to the Kamloops Humane Society.
A former Kamloops mayor and MLA who is now an executive at a Quebec-based cannabis supplier says his company is “extremely confident” a Thompson Rivers University student is incorrect in her claim to have used mislabelled pot spray — a product expected to undergo scientific testing to determine its contents. Terry Lake, vice-president of Hexo Corporation, said his company’s staffers noticed a discrepancy in their warehouse after sending a shipment of CBD spray to government-owned B.C. Cannabis. “We sent a shipment to the LDB (B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch, which also distributes cannabis) and, shortly thereafter, it was discovered there were six bottles in our processing area that should have gone out with that shipment,” Lake told KTW, noting the incorrect products were found at a Richmond warehouse and disposed of before any were shipped to stores. Hexo was concerned some of its high-THC oral spray had been mislabelled as being high in CBD. THC is the intoxicating cannabinoid in cannabis, while CBD use is commonly associated with relaxation rather than a high. B.C. Cannabis sent an email on Nov. 20 to anyone who purchased the CBD spray, informing them of the mixup. “No customer ever got any of the mislabelled product,” Lake said. “We are extremely confident in that statement.” B.C. Cannabis is standing by Hexo. See LAWYER, A4
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