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 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.” Forbes said he has extensive experience working on the front lines of addiction medicine as he was previously a pharmacist at multiple methadone pharmacies.

He also piloted a needle exchange program at the direction of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention around a decade ago.

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DA: Woman charged after man dies, baby hospitalized for heroin, fentanyl exposure in Mayfair home

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Gun violence survivor creates boxing program in Mantua for at-risk youth

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Family, friends cling to hope loved ones are found alive after massive West Reading explosion

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Walt Disney World to host world’s largest LGBTQ+ conference amid criticism from DeSantis

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Putin says Russia will station nuclear weapons in Belarus

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Lea Michele Says Son Ever Is Coming Home Soon, Shares Pic From His Hospital Bed After ‘Scary Health Issue’

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Remains found in Baltimore container identified as 75-year-old Orioles stadium usher

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Ali Sabry & Wijeyadasa in South Africa on working visit

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Suspect connected to the cutting off an electrician’s hands in Moratuwa, arrested

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India records highest Covid cases in 5 months. Details here

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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