KAMLOOPS — There were celebrations in other parts of the city on the first day of legalization, including at the Safe Cannabis Society on the North Shore.
A group of medical and recreational cannabis users gathered on Tranquille Road most of the day, happy this legalization day has finally come.
“Oh, it’s absolutely a wonderful day,” said Kamloops cannabis activist Carl Anderson, who’s been working on the legalization of pot for about a decade. “It’s a wonderful thing. The prohibition of cannabis was one of the worst public policies in the history of Canada. I couldn’t be happier it’s over.”
The Safe Cannabis Society has about 6,000 members but is currently operating illegally and has been for 10 years. With an application for a private store across the street, its future at the Tranquille location is up in the air.
“I don’t know. I’m just going to try to oppose it, and we have a lot of clientele who are obviously opposed to it. We’ll see what happens,” noted Anderson.
The only two private cannabis applications to this point, including the one on Tranquille, will make presentations to city council at the Oct. 30 meeting.
