Coldstream Hesitant On Cannabis Sales For Now

The District of Coldstream has decided to wait for more information from the provincial and federal governments before allowing cannabis sales in the community.

Council this week gave first and 2nd reading to a zoning text amendment prohibiting sales.

Mayor Jim Garlick says there are still too many unknowns.

“We just want to avoid any problems with the legalization of cannabis as it moves forward. So we don’t want some retail outlet popping up or being proposed before the federal and provincial governments have dealt with the issue and then it comes to our turn.”