Five people were arrested under the Cannabis Act and Excise Act following the raids. They face charges that include distribution of cannabis, sale of unstamped cannabis products and unlawfully selling cannabis.
The investigation is ongoing with additional charges are pending.
The raids were prompted by increasing complaints and concerns about the products being sold, according to the RCMP release. “Our goal is to have the unlicensed storefronts cease operations,” it noted.
Last year, an Indigenous cannabis dispensary in Vernon, B.C., was the target of multiple raids by police.
The shop, Tupa’ s Joint, did not have a provincial licence to sell cannabis, but was opened with support from the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB). The band had passed its own rules, namely the OKIB Cannabis Control Law.
“Our cannabis law [OKIB Cannabis Control Law] supersedes the provincial law. We’re federal, and we’re sovereign, so how
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