Should Oliver encourage this?

Regulations to allow such facilities are changing and the Town of Oliver council will grapple with the subject next week.

What are the implications of siting such facilities in Oliver.

A number of municipalities around the province have dealt with the issue – some allowing the facilities in industrial zones – as long as they are licensed by the Federal Government.

Are they industrial or agricultural in nature?

From a CTV report – B.C. has nearly 25,000 medical marijuana licenses – the most of any  province.

A Health Canada spokesperson said any operation  that exceeds its limit “may be subject to law enforcement,” but did not specify  what the penalties are.

Last fall, the federal government announced it intends to make changes to  the way Canadians access medical marijuana.

The proposed new ‘Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations’ will eliminate  home grow operations and move production to commercial growers.

Under new rules, to be finalized by March 2014, anyone who requires medical marijuana  would have to buy it from licensed producers.

Marihuana (marijuana, cannabis) is not an approved therapeutic substance in Canada and no marihuana product has been issued a notice of compliance by Health Canada authorizing sale in Canada.

All federal agencies spell it Marihuana – the vernacular is the marijuana –  don’t shoot the messenger.