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VCBC Launches Constitutional Challenge Against B.C. Government

May 2, 2023 Published by

The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) plans to launch a constitutional challenge against the B.C. government. They are also filing for an injunction. The nearly 30-year-old compassionate club started in a van in the 1990s. In 2001, they moved downtown. Police raided them four different times. In each raid, VCBC beat the criminal charges in court. Recently, the VCBC has been the victim of the B.C. government’s “Community Safety Unit,” which has fined the club close to $6.5 million. The […]

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First Nations Call for Cannabis Act Changes 

April 21, 2023 Published by

The First Nations Leadership Council has called for Cannabis Act changes. The Cannabis Act, of course, is the bill that legalized cannabis in Canada in 2018. The First Nations Leadership Council consists of executives from the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, the First Nations Summit, and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. The First Nations group calls on specific Cannabis Act changes aligning the legal regime with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. First Nations Call […]

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How Successful is B.C.’s Community Safety Unit? 

March 2, 2023 Published by

How successful is B.C.’s Community Safety Unit (CSU)? How many actions have they taken against cannabis shops? What are their enforcement rates like? Has the CSU had any mandates or powers expanded since its initial inception?  And the big question: what about unlicensed pot shops on Indian Reservations?  What is the CSU? B.C.’s Community Safety Unit is a British Columbia law enforcement agency. Established in 2018 and operational by 2019, it is part of the provincial government’s efforts to shut […]

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Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club Sudden Eviction – New Landlord Wants VCBC Out Today

January 2, 2023 Published by

After more than two decades in the same location, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) is facing a sudden eviction; last October, the previous landlord sold the building and the new one wants them out by today. Given only 19 days to vacate the premises, they are supposed to be out by January 2, 2023. Due to the short notice for the relocation, the VCBC is defying the eviction. These are the details surrounding the latest struggle faced by Canada’s […]

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Cannabis Retailers Suing BC Government

April 28, 2022 Published by

An anonymous group of cannabis retailers are suing the British Columbia government. The lawsuit stems from what they say is a failure to enforce cannabis regulations. The plaintiffs are 14 retailers from BC and Alberta. They are seeking $40 million in damages. The lawsuit argues, “As a result of the defendants’ failure to enforce the […]

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Private Cannabis Retailers Up In Arms Over Unlicensed Shops

November 2, 2021 Published by

Cannabis retailers in British Columbia, particularly the Okanagan, are frustrated with the competition. The worse part is, they are unlicensed and shouldn’t be interfering with private retailers’ profits. The unlicensed shops create an unfair advantage in an already over-saturated market. Licenced cannabis shops are also upset with government interest in undercutting private legal retail cannabis […]

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CSU pressures to evict 25-year-old non-profit compassion club; VCBC plans to fight

February 26, 2021 Published by

Due to pressure from the Province, the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, aka the VCBC, received an eviction notice. Unless they are able to change this course of action, this industry founding, non-profit compassion club will be forced to leave its address for over two decades. The Provincial Community Safety Unit, aka the CSU, is threatening […]

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A look at the new BC Government Cannabis Programs before BC elections

September 22, 2020 Published by

No question, we live in unprecedented times, and in many ways, it’s changing the social landscape. The focus has shifted from celebrities to health care and for a politician, a positive public opinion can unlock new doors, for good or ill. From the CERB benefit to increased surveillance, COVID-19 has brought about all sorts of […]

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Promising Pot before an election – A look at the new BC Government Cannabis Programs

September 21, 2020 Published by

No question, we live in unprecedented times, and in many ways, it’s changing the social landscape. The focus has shifted from celebrities to health care and for a politician, a positive public opinion can unlock new doors, for good or ill. From the CERB benefit to increased surveillance, COVID-19 has brought about all sorts of […]

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VCBC gets raided by the CSU, reopens next day

July 29, 2020 Published by

On July 15, 2020, the Community Safety Unit (CSU) raided the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC), seizing the Cannabis medicine it’s members depend on. Tasked with enforcing the BC Cannabis Control and Licensing Act, The CSU raided the VCBC last November. Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a pandemic and cannabis […]

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