‘Day of reckoning’ coming for Kootenay cannabis growers as pressures mount – BC News – Castanet

It’s difficult to get an exact picture of what’s happening in the local cannabis economy – even nearly four years after legalization, many people are still employed under the table by the quasi-legal ‘grey’ market. “I have a friend who said they are worried about paying rent this month,” adds Ymir resident Velvet Kavanagh. Both […]

Spiritleaf Vernon adds unique new ‘aquaponics’ products – Think Local – Castanet.net

Some of the new categories carried by the store include higher dose edibles, infused “pre-rolls,” where the flower is infused with hash or resin and rolled in kief and blunts, larger joints, as well as more concentrates and 10 varieties of highly sought after “Shatter,” a brittle, glass-like cannabis extract named for its breakability into […]

Kelowna chamber bringing Trade Accelerator Program to city – Castanet

The chamber has teamed up with World Trade Centre Vancouver, which will be bringing Canada’s Trade Accelerator Program to Kelowna in April. “I participated in the Trade Accelerator Program in 2018 to develop an export plan for my carbon software company,” Kelowna’s GreenStep Solutions president and CEO Angela Nagy said. The program will be held […]