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• BC’S 1ST PRIVATE LICENCE ISSUED

• Kimberley is host to the first private licensed cannabis retail store licence in BC.

• Published: 13-Nov-2018 Cannabis Retailer
• https://cannabisretailer.ca/2018/bcs-1st-private-licence-issued/

• Kimberley Chamber Manager pleased city hosts Province’s first private licensed cannabis retailer

• Kimberley’s Chamber of Commerce is pleased that the Bavarian City is home to the province’s first private licensed retail cannabis store.

• Published: 14-Nov-2018 The Drive FM
• https://www.thedrivefm.ca/2018/11/14/148595/?sc_ref=facebook

• Kimberley’s cannabis stores are open for business

• The sale and use of recreational cannabis became legal on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in all of Canada, and sales were reportedly brisk at online portals across the country.

• Published: 17-Oct-2018 Cranbrook Daily Townsman
• https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/kimberleys-cannabis-stores-are-open-for-business/

• Kimberley, B.C., dispensary gets green light as province’s first private cannabis shop

• Tamara Duggan is no stranger to being first.

• Published: 1-Nov-2018 Global News
• https://globalnews.ca/news/4617606/kimberley-b-c-dispensary-gets-green-light-as-provinces-first-private-cannabis-shop/

• TAMARACK CANNABIS BOUTIQUE IN KIMBERLEY GETS BC’S FIRST PRIVATE RETAIL LICENSE

• BC has received its second “legal” cannabis store and first private retailer- the Tamarack Cannabis Boutique in Kimberley, a quaint, Bavarian-themed (former mining) town in the East Kootenays that’s a 10-hour drive from Vancouver.

• Published: 3-Nov-2018 cannabislifenetwork.com
• https://cannabislifenetwork.com/tamarack-cannabis-boutique-in-kimberley-gets-bcs-first-private-retail-license/

• B.C.'s first private cannabis store licensed in Kimberley

• Tamarack Cannabis Boutique had already been the first medical dispensary in Canada to receive a business license from local government.

• Published: 1-Nov-2018 Vancouver Sun
• https://vancouversun.com/cannabis/cannabis-news/b-c-s-first-private-cannabis-store-licensed-in-kimberley

• Province issues 1st licence for private, non-medical cannabis retail store in B.C.

• The first legal, private non-medical cannabis retail store licence in B.C. has been issued for a store in Kimberley.

• Published: 31-Oct-2018 CBC News
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/province-issues-first-licence-for-private-non-medical-cannabis-retail-store-in-b-c-1.4886808

• Local dispensary owner “disgusted” over BC’s proposed cannabis legislation

• The owner of a local medical marijuana dispensary is disappointed with BC’s provincial cannabis legislation.

• Published: 30-Apr-2018 102.9 The Drive
• http://www.thedrivefm.ca/2018/04/30/local-dispensary-owner-disgusted-over-bcs-proposed-cannabis-legislation/?sc_ref=www.thedrivefm.ca

• Doctors' group wants to scrap Canada's medical cannabis program

• The Canadian Medical Association would like to wash their hands of the medical cannabis program, once the drug becomes legal in Canada.

• Published: 30-Apr-2018 CBC
• http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/scrap-medical-weed-women-in-space-and-more-1.4636793/doctors-group-wants-to-scrap-canada-s-medical-cannabis-program-1.4636810

• B.C. legislates recreational marijuana sales

• Age limit 19, province retains wholesale cannabis monopoly

• Published: 26-Apr-2018 Cranbrook Daily Townsman
• https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/b-c-legislates-recreational-marijuana-sales/

• College of the Rockies to Offer Cannabis Retail Specialist Training

• College of the Rockies’ is responding to the anticipated 2018 legalization of cannabis with a training program for those who will work in the industry.

• Published: 12-Mar-2018 Cranbrook Daily Townsman
• https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/college-of-the-rockies-to-offer-cannabis-retail-specialist-training/

• Local medical marijuana retailer says more details on government’s plan for pot are needed

• The sale of medical marijuana is not being addressed yet, says Tamara Duggan of Tamarack Dispensaries in Kimberley

• Published: 6-Dec-2017 The Columbia Valley Pioneer
• https://www.columbiavalleypioneer.com/news/local-medical-marijuana-retailer-says-more-details-on-governments-plan-for-pot-are-needed/

• Letter on cannabis regulation, from the Mayor of Kimberley, Mr. Don Mccormick

• RE: RETAILING OF CANNABIS

• Published: Canadian Association of Medical Cannibis Dispensaries
• https://www.camcd-acdcm.ca/letter-on-cannabis-regulation-from-the-mayor-of-kimberley-mr-don-mccormick/

• Local governments waiting on marijuana legislation

• Municipal and regional governments wading through legalization uncertainty.

• Published: 8-Jan-2018 Cranbrook Daily Townsman
• https://www.cranbrooktownsman.com/news/local-governments-waiting-on-marijuana-legislation/

• Tamarack Dispensary owners donate $2000 to Give Us A Lift Campaign

• This donation has allowed the Kimberley Arts Council to reach their local fundraising goal.

• Published: 19-Dec-2017 Kimberley Bulletin
• https://www.kimberleybulletin.com/news/tamarack-dispensary-owners-donate-2000-to-give-us-a-lift-campaign/

• Local medical marijuana retailer says more details on government’s plan for pot are needed

• The sale of medical marijuana is not being addressed yet, says Tamara Duggan of Tamarack Dispensaries in Kimberley

• Published: 6-Dec-2017 The Columbia Valley Pioneer
• https://www.columbiavalleypioneer.com/news/local-medical-marijuana-retailer-says-more-details-on-governments-plan-for-pot-are-needed/

• Kimberley’s Rotary Club hosts eigth annual Lobsterfest

• Once a year the Kimberley Rotary Club hosts Lobsterfest at the Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre. This year maked the eighth Lobsterfest event, with 190 guests, live entertainment, silent and live auctions, a 50/50 draw and much more.

• Published: 06-Jun-2017 Kimberley Bulletin
• http://www.kimberleybulletin.com/entertainment/kimberleys-rotary-club-hosts-eigth-annual-lobsterfest/

• Local marijuana dispensary wants more discussion before legalization

• More discussions with East Kootenay residents are needed before new laws around Marijuana go into place. This from Tamara Duggan, the owner of Tamarack Dispensaries in Kimberley.

• Published: 16-Mar-2017 102.9 The Drive FM
• http://www.thedrivefm.ca/2017/03/16/kimberley-marijuana-dispensary-owner-wants-more-discussion-before-legalization/

• Medical marijuana dispensary applies for Kimberley business license

• Kimberley Council received another application for a medical marijuana dispensary last week. The city became the first municipality in the province to grant a business license to a medical marijuana dispensary in June of 2015. Since that time, Tamarack Dispensaries has operated in Marysville, and recently won a Business Excellence award at the Chamber of Commerce gala.

• Published: 02-Nov-2016 BC Local News
• http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/399652881.html

• Advocate: Region needs to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries

• Medical marijuana dispensaries should be permitted and regulated, rather than shut down by police.

• Published: 20-Oct-2016 The Oshawa Express
• http://oshawaexpress.ca/advocate-region-needs-to-regulate-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/

• Vancouver loses to Kimberley in pot shop licence race

• Southeastern B.C. town believed to be first in Canada to issue licence to illegal marijuana dispensary

• Published: 20-Jan-2016 Vancouver Courier
• http://www.vancourier.com/news/vancouver-loses-to-kimberley-in-pot-shop-licence-race-1.2155243

• Local Medical Pot Dispensary Owner Not Worried About B.C Liquor Stores Plan To Push Pot

• The owner and operator of Tamarack Dispensaries believes many more proposals will follow that of the BCGSEU and the B.C. Private Liquor Store Association.

• Published: 03-Dec-2015 Summit 107 FM
• http://www.summit107.com/news/east-kootenay-news/local-medical-pot-dispensary-owner-not-worried-about-b-c-liquor-stores-plan-to-push-pot/

• Kimberley’s growing cannabis industry

• Kimberley’s emerging alternative health industry will be expanding once again.

• Published: 15-Sep-2015 e-know
• https://www.e-know.ca/news/kimberleys-growing-cannabis-industry/

• LICENSED PRODUCER DISPENSARY IN KIMBERLEY, BC?

• Less than one month after Kimberley’s city council voted to issue a business license to Tamarack Dispensary, council has now been approached by another cannabis business.

• Published: 31-Jul-2015 Cannabis Life Network
• https://cannabislifenetwork.com/licensed-producer-dispensary-in-kimberley-bc/

• MEDICAL POT DISPENSERS LOOK TO KIMBERLEY

• Ever since granting a business license for Tamarack Dispensaries - which will sell medical marijuana tinctures and edibles for those with prescriptions - Kimberley has been attracting a lot of attention and interest from those looking to set up medical marijuana businesses.

• Published: 30-Jul-2015 Media Awareness Project
• http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n430/a08.html

• TAMARACK DISPENSARIES GETS GO AHEAD FROM CITY

• Kimberley City Council makes ground-breaking decision to grant business licence to medical marijuana business

• Published: 24-Jun-2015 Media Awareness Project
• http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n349/a02.html

• KIMBERLEY COUNCIL TO GRANT LICENSE TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS

• Mayor Don McCormick says he is proud of Kimberley City Council for making a progressive decision in the matter of granting a business license to Tamarack Dispensaries.

• Published: 24-Jun-2015 Media Awareness Project
• http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n349/a03.html

• Kimberley city council makes history

• In an unprecedented move, City of Kimberley council last night voted to override its own bylaw, allowing a business licence to be issued to Tamarack Dispensary; a medical marijuana dispensing facility.

• Published: 23-Jun-2015 e-know
• https://www.e-know.ca/news/kimberley-city-council-makes-history/

• Another medical marijuana dispensary interested

• Less than one month after City of Kimberley council agreed to bend their own bylaws and issue a business license to Tamarack Dispensary, a medical marijuana dispensary now operating in Marysville, council has been presented with the intention by yet another business specializing in pharmaceutical weed.

• Published: 23-Jun-2015 e-know
• https://www.e-know.ca/news/another-medical-marijuana-dispensary-interested/

• Kimberley, BC Council Grants Business License to ‪Medical Marijuana Dispensary

• Mayor Don McCormick says he is proud of Kimberley City Council for making a progressive decision in the matter of granting a business license to Tamarack Dispensaries.

• Published: 23-Jun-2015 International Hempology 101 Society
• http://www.hempology.ca/2015/06/23/first-medical-cannabis-dispensary-in-canadian-history-issued-license-in-bc-small-town

• COUPLE WANTS TO OPEN MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY

• Medical marijuana is a growth industry, says Tamara Duggan of Kimberley. Duggan and her husband, Rod, were at Kimberley City Council on Monday evening, informing Council of their plans to open Tamarack Dispensaries, purveyors of high quality medicinal cannabis products, in Kimberley.

• Published: 16-Apr-2015 Media Awareness Project
• http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v15/n216/a07.html