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UPDATE: 4:35 p.m.

According to Penticton communications officer Tina Lee, the name of the business that was recently notified of its business licence suspension was Rush in and Finish Café.

Jukka Laurio, the cafe owner and a former Penticton mayoral candidate, declined to comment on the matter.

ORIGINAL

The city of Penticton is cracking down on illegal medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

According to communications officer Tina Lee, the city's position is that in Canada the sale of medical marijuana is not legal from a storefront, it's only legal by mail, so it is not a permitted use according to their bylaw.

At this time, one business downtown has been issued a notice of suspension of their business licence.

They have appealed and will have a chance to meet with council on the matter.

That will be in the form of a hearing in the next two to three weeks, said Lee.

The city is also aware of three other operations in the city. Staff has been looking into their business licences and are starting to pursue warnings and suspensions.

The town of Osoyoos recently shut down a medical marijuana outlet there.

Castanet will provide more details as they become available.