Sask. to have six licensed pot stores open for Oct. 17
When it comes to how many pot stores will be open to customers on Wednesday, the first day of legalized marijuana, Saskatchewan comes out a bit lower than average. Only seven shops in Saskatchewan were ready to open Wednesday, according to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Commission. According to the SLGA website, th...
Oct 17, 2018
A sniff jar at the Eden marijuana retail store near Pilot Butte on Oct. 17, 2018. It has since been rebranded to Vatic Cannabis Co. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Handful of Saskatchewan pot stores open on legalization day
Recreational marijuana can now be legally sold across Canada and one of the first retail stores in Saskatchewan opened its doors near Pilot Butte. Eden, just north of Highway 46 and west of Pilot Butte, is one of only seven of the 51 approved retail stores that planned to open on legalization day, according to SLGA. A ...
Oct 17, 2018
Legal marijuana customers checking out sniff jars as the doors opened at Eden Cannabis outside Regina Oct. 17, 2018. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Yorkton marijuana shop stocked and ready
As one of a limited number of marijuana stores ready to open in Saskatchewan on the date of legalization, one Yorkton retailer is anticipating a busy day Wednesday. Nadia Vattovaz is the executive vice president of Fire and Flower, which was granted cannabis retail licences in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The company will...
Oct 16, 2018
This Fire and Flower marijuana retail store set up in Edmonton is similar to the one opening in Yorkton Oct. 17, 2018. (CNW/Fire and Flower Inc)
Regina's top cop says police able to detect high drivers
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray is confident the city is prepared when marijuana becomes legal Wednesday. "As a community, there's going to be some growing pains. That's going to be the case across Canada, but absolutely we're ready and we're hoping we can keep the city safe," Bray told 980 CJME's Greg Morgan o...
Oct 16, 2018
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray releases statistics on the crime rate and severity index July 23, 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Campers will be able to smoke cannabis at campsites in Canada's national parks
Parks Canada says visitors should do their research on cannabis before going to a national park because the rules vary in each province and territory. Officials said their approach to recreational cannabis when it becomes legal Wednesday will be consistent with how the parks and protected areas treat the possession and...
Oct 16, 2018
Flying with weed: Regina Airport Authority
Once recreational marijuana is legalized this week, similar to alcohol, passengers will be able to fly with a limited amount within Canada without any problems. Between their carry-ons and checked bags, passengers are able to have 30 grams of weed on domestic flights. However, that's not the case when travelling outsid...
Oct 15, 2018
Sask. pot retailers face a 'few more hurdles:' SLGA minister
The minister responsible for Saskatchewan's cannabis regulator says there's "many moving parts" to the upcoming nationwide rollout of legal marijuana. SLGA minister Gene Makowsky told Gormley Friday the province estimates a dozen of its 51 pot stores will be ready for legalization Wednesday. "Things chan...
Oct 12, 2018
Learn your rights on entering U.S. after pot legalization
It could be difficult for some Canadians to cross the border into the United States once marijuana is legalized. U.S. immigration lawyer Len Saunders told Gormley on Thursday that Canadians caught possessing cannabis at the border or those who admit to ever smoking marijuana could get banned for life from entering the ...
Oct 11, 2018
Pot workers won't automatically be denied entry into U.S., border agency says
OTTAWA - The United States says Canadians who work in the marijuana industry will not be barred outright from entering the country. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says in an updated statement that someone working in the legal pot industry in Canada will "generally be admissible" as long as thei...
Oct 11, 2018
Meet the budtenders: Pilot Butte pot shop preparing to open
Final preparations are underway just one week before recreational marijuana is legalized across Canada. While many approved marijuana retail stores in Regina remain empty or under renovation, only one within a short driving distance of Regina is expected to be open on October 17. 980 CJME was given a tour of Eden, loca...
Oct 10, 2018
Owner of Eden marijuana retail outlet surveys store one week ahead of opening west of Pilot Butte Oct. 9 2018. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)