BC cannabis company says they got Health Canada approval to sell cocaine

A B.C. cannabis company says it has approval from Health Canada to include cocaine as a substance the company can legally possess, produce, sell and distribute.

Adastra Labs in Langley, B.C., said it has been granted an amendment to its dealer license to “interact” with up to 250 grams of cocaine (nearly nine ounces), to import coca leaves to manufacture and synthesize the substance. It said it received its approval from Health Canada on Feb. 17.

“Harm reduction is a critically important and mainstream topic, and we are staying at the forefront of drug regulations across the board,” Adastra CEO Michael Forbes said in a release.

“We proactively pursued the amendment to our Dealer’s License to include cocaine back in December 2022.

“We will evaluate how the commercialization of this substance fits in with our business model at Adastra in an effort to position ourselves to support the demand for a safe supply of cocaine.”

The company said it also is allowed to possess, produce, sell and distribute up to 35 ounces of psilocybin and psilocin.

On Thursday, Global News asked B.C. Premier David Eby for his thoughts on Health Canada’s decision to make the amendment for the Langley-based lab.

Eby was shocked to hear the news.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9524306/b-c-premier-reaction-cannabis-dispensary-cocaine-approval/

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50 Comments

  1. hailey oconnell on November 22, 2023 at 4:58 pm

    This is what needs to happen, you don’t choose to have an addiction and the streets are flooded with toxic drugs, you can’t get rid of them you can’t avoid them or make them disappear, provide safe drugs. They’re going to find them no matter if it’s safe or not let them have a chance at knowing what they’re taking and avoiding the risk of overdose due to not knowing what they’re taking.



  2. Woman lover 3000 on November 22, 2023 at 5:00 pm

    Our health ministry is very concern of how many beer and alcohol beverages People consume Health ministry b c oh it’s a good ideal to sell cocaine 😂😂😂 What the fluffy cat Is going on here



  3. Rogelio Martinez on November 22, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    yeah, im sure all of this was coincidental… would be interesting to find out who the biggest investors are and who they are connected to….



  4. JayGeeDee on November 22, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    Always be aware of the words when the government says its for your safety



  5. FreQuenTzzZ7 on November 22, 2023 at 5:03 pm

    No fun if the government is our competition. smh we ain’t the cartel Canada



  6. Vance mac D on November 22, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    Yea no. This is out of hand. As a recovered addict, this is redicilous.



  7. gnarmarmilla on November 22, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    Cocaine was banned for Big Pharma.
    It needs to be legalized.
    It’s being called a, “hard drug” by those who know it is a safe drug.
    The stigma and propaganda has been so bad many people do think cocaine is too dangerous to use but the truth is that proper dosing of cocaine is salubrious and an exceedingly helpful medicine for humans.
    The coca leaf was banned for people who sell altitude sickness drugs. It’s so evil what our government is doing.



  8. Guero Palma on November 22, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    This is NUTS. When do we get one in the states??? I LOVE COCAINE!!!



  9. GrandmasterUV on November 22, 2023 at 5:06 pm

    Smart⚡️🛸🧲



  10. JMAN3 on November 22, 2023 at 5:09 pm

    I agree/disagree with this I agree that we should make cocaine in Vancouver legally to stop the spread of fentanyl and cut laced drugs but I disagree that they should openly sell it I think that’s wrong they should provide it only in mental rehab facilities to lower the intake of the drug for the user at a controlled setting until they get a super low dose then quit cold turkey that’s what worked for me when I quit Kratom and alcohol and when I got close to quitting nicotine that’s what I did as well



  11. Zenobia Zin on November 22, 2023 at 5:10 pm

    hohohoho hahahahaha hohohoh hahahaha hohoho hahahaha, who i am blaming to ? i am a coca cola addict myself 😛



  12. jackie patel on November 22, 2023 at 5:11 pm

    We’re all asking the same thing. What the hell is going on? !!!!



  13. Truth Hurts on November 22, 2023 at 5:13 pm

    HOW?!😮



  14. Веселин Поповић on November 22, 2023 at 5:16 pm

    British Columbia looks more like Columbia itself.



  15. Carlene Palmer on November 22, 2023 at 5:17 pm

    Who cares if people are dies it’s all about money



  16. GamerLatch on November 22, 2023 at 5:18 pm

    by donation forsure haha



  17. Motega on November 22, 2023 at 5:19 pm

    agree..this should be done a long time ago before toxic drugs flood the street and kill people also by legalize drugs means make dealer nothing to sell



  18. Miliesoloud on November 22, 2023 at 5:21 pm

    Legalize medical cocaine



  19. gustiable on November 22, 2023 at 5:21 pm

    the fact about drugs becoming legal is crazy



  20. FJ T on November 22, 2023 at 5:24 pm

    Where can I order?



  21. Antimonious on November 22, 2023 at 5:24 pm

    Every1 in the comments are overdramatic af. Actling like cocaine wasn’t in coca-cola before, a 100 years ago. This generation is way too soft.



  22. Tony Touch on November 22, 2023 at 5:25 pm

    Some one needs to lock up Trudeau



  23. Ro Avalos on November 22, 2023 at 5:26 pm

    Bad canada



  24. anchor bubba on November 22, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    hell yeah dude



  25. Lizzie Ball on November 22, 2023 at 5:29 pm

    I’m all for it!



  26. High Medic on November 22, 2023 at 5:30 pm

    Clean supply is good.



  27. DeltaX Δx on November 22, 2023 at 5:30 pm

    lets goooooo



  28. gustiable on November 22, 2023 at 5:30 pm

    i wouldn’t agree with this but if it is pharmaceutical is honna be a lot a lot a lot more safer and cleaner



  29. gustiable on November 22, 2023 at 5:32 pm

    i do not know about this may be pharmaceutical level is going yo be more safe but again i would not do this drugs evrn they become legal



  30. Joel Hungerford on November 22, 2023 at 5:32 pm

    This will encourage addicts to move to BC



  31. Shaun on November 22, 2023 at 5:33 pm

    The best and only solution



  32. Diocletian Records on November 22, 2023 at 5:33 pm

    Legalise cannabis in the UK.



  33. Elmer Gates on November 22, 2023 at 5:34 pm

    how much does the blackface drama bag get per gram?



  34. j on November 22, 2023 at 5:35 pm

    all drugs should be legal. people are going to do drugs anyway, might as well tax and regulate them.



  35. LottoBennett on November 22, 2023 at 5:36 pm

    Mom pack the bags we moving to bc



  36. David Tran on November 22, 2023 at 5:37 pm

    I see the benefits of this, I use to smoke a lot of weed until it became legal.



  37. Bangin ZaZa on November 22, 2023 at 5:38 pm

    I love some cannabis. I’ll pass on the white stuff though 😂



  38. Boat Rocker on November 22, 2023 at 5:39 pm

    Omg. Gov selling it now



  39. MICHAEL FITZ GERALD on November 22, 2023 at 5:39 pm

    😂😂😂😂💚Lets have some X made as well when we are at it



  40. anchor bubba on November 22, 2023 at 5:40 pm

    the real question is why alcohol is legal



  41. DR. Sashi Sekhar Dubey on November 22, 2023 at 5:41 pm

    😂😂😂



  42. Dav Guy on November 22, 2023 at 5:41 pm

    Yea they are pushing for chaos.



  43. Canadian Jane on November 22, 2023 at 5:41 pm

    wow this is NDP approved!!!



  44. Greg Greg on November 22, 2023 at 5:45 pm

    If you can’t beat them, join them, legalizing marijuana took all the criminals out of the game. People like their cocaine, so might as well get some tax dollars instead of giving it to the cartels



  45. Alberto Amezquita on November 22, 2023 at 5:45 pm

    Lmao



  46. Carlsberg Isthebest on November 22, 2023 at 5:48 pm

    So can we buy cocaine feom BC now?



  47. I’m in hell on November 22, 2023 at 5:48 pm

    Could they not just sell shrooms instead of that white powder that’s probably laced with fentanyl?



  48. gustiable on November 22, 2023 at 5:49 pm

    i’m just here to watch what happens



  49. Andrew Somers on November 22, 2023 at 5:52 pm

    Don’t worry you’ll never see this in your lifetime



  50. Mr Narcoticus on November 22, 2023 at 5:54 pm

    just give it away, problem solved