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Vancouver's oldest pot dispensary asks to stay

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 06/30/2015 - 08:45

The B.C. Compassion Club Society intends to take the fight to city hall — despite the recently passed marijuana regulations — to keep the east Vancouver location it’s operated out of since 1997.

After considering shutting down their operations for good in light of new regulations on medicinal marijuana dispensaries, the B.C. Compassion Club Society is going to appeal to city councillors to stay put.

Since 1997, the non-profit society has operated in East Vancouver — dispensing medicinal marijuana and offering other holistic services.

A few years later, a public school opened across the street. Under Vancouver’s new regulations, the society must relocate.

The city ignored the society’s call to be grandfathered, but society spokesman Isaac Oommen said they will ask for an exception.

“The plan is basically, we are going to be advocating with the city to try and stay — at the same time we’re looking

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