Castlegar City Council had their first look at proposed regulations on recreational cannabis this week. Phil Markin is the City’s Director of Development Services. He says the recommendation is to let the market decide how many stores the city has, but council will have some say.
Markin says a 150-metre separation from schools and parks was suggested by staff however council felt it would be better to look at that on a case by case basis.
He says says there’s currently a liquor store downtown located less than 150 metres from a park without any issues.
He says stores will be allowed to operate in any commercial or industrial zone that allows retail sales, however, will have other conditions to adhere to.
The regulations were discussed at Council’s first Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. Bylaws will now be brought forward to go through the adoption process.
