BC Cannabis Store in Vernon not expected to open until mid 2020

The B.C. government has so far, opened seven BC Cannabis Stores around the province, but the one proposed for Vernon doesn’t look like it be opening anytime soon.

City council gave its approval back in April for a provincially-run pot store on 58th Avenue between the Liquor Depot and Pennington’s, near Walmart.

However, a spokesperson for the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch tells Vernon Matters, the status of that store remains basically the same as when we last checked a few months ago: in negotiations for a lease.

“We are continuing to work with the landlord to finalize lease negotiations for the site. We expect to open the store sometime mid next year,” Kate Bilney, senior communications Officer, corporate communications and stakeholder relations, BC Liquor Distribution Branch, said.