Local Voices

BEPPLE – It’s now legal, but there are places where pot should not be smoked

October 17, 2018 // 4 Comments

POT MAY NOW BE LEGAL, but it’s a long way from socially acceptable in all circumstances. There are places pot has been smoked for decades. Even before it was legal, the [Continue]

FORSETH – We need free votes in Legislature, not a different system

October 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

ON MONDAY (Oct. 15, 2018) my friend Bernard von Schulman said, “Time to open a can of worms.” And with that he proceeded to say: I have wanted to see a better [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Tribute to Pat Wallace for contributions to city of Kamloops

October 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

Statement by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar today (Oct. 16, 2018) in the Legislature. NOTE: The last meeting for the current council is actually Oct. 30, not [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Kamloops seems to think we’ve done it right’ on pot

October 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the Legislature on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 between Solicitor General Mike Farnworth and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar. [Continue]

GINTA – Restrictions on how we use marijuana have their place

October 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

OCTOBER 17 is just around the corner. Cannabis will be legal (and the province expects a hit from the first orders, predicted to come as a huge wave as many want to make [Continue]

KNOX – Dr. Bud answers essential questions about legalization of pot

October 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Be prepared: this coming Wednesday, Kamloops becomes the Amsterdam of Canada NEXT WEEK’S CHANGES to Canada’s marijuana laws are like next week’s local elections. [Continue]