First Nation accuses province of stalling Duncan cannabis store – CTV Vancouver Island News
June 25, 2019
The Cowichan Tribes First Nation says the province is dragging its feet and costing it money as the band is forced to wait months longer than expected for a license to operate a cannabis retail store in Duncan.
Chief William Seymour says he was told the band would have a license by April 1, but they’re still waiting.
“So that’s four months lease money that’s coming up that we owe without having a store there,” he told CTV News Tuesday.
Seymour is also upset that the band’s efforts to obtain a license for an additional store in nearby North Cowichan have been slow.
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