Cannabis Legislation

Triple J’s Canna Space in Whitehorse on April 17, 2019, opens their first container of product. Two years after Canada legalized the sale of cannabis, Yukon leads the country in per capita legal sales. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

Yukon leads Canadian cannabis sales two years after legalization

Private retailers still asking for changes that would allow online sales

 

One year later, minister pressed for data on Yukon’s pot shop.

Minister John Streicker said he needs more time to gather the information

 

Yukon government gets set to shut territory’s government-run pot shop

The doors will shut at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17. Online sales will continue

 

Private pot retailer plans April 17 opening

City bylaws pave way for private retail cannabis shops

Whitehorse council defers second reading of pot-related bylaw changes

Hours and enforcement are key concerns

No licenses for private pot sales until zoning is approved

The earliest the City of Whitehorse could approve pot shop zoning is April 8

CANNABIS SPECIAL: Yukon RCMP, Crown prepare for uptick in cannabis-impaired driving cases

Police supt. says “individual choice and individual decision making is still going to be required”

CANNABIS SPECIAL: Government pot shop opens in time for legalization

About 120 products will be carried, including joints and ingestible oils

Delegate blunt about proposed location of cannabis retail stores

‘Marijuana has had a stigma of being a bad thing’