City clarifies cannabis regulations

The City of Vernon has issued a release clarifying the rules surrounding cannabis legalization.

The release is in response to push back from the Russ Stevenson, the owner of Herb’s Healing Center in the Alpine Center who is refusing to close.

The city says a cannabis retailer is not allowed to get a municipal business license without a license from the provincial government.

“His issue is he doesn’t have  a provincial permit to sell cannabis,” said Mayor Victor Cumming.