HALIFAX – The owner of Halifax’s first medical marijuana lounge will be in court Monday morning after police raided the Gottingen Street store last week.
On Friday, police raided three locations as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation.
They seized marijuana, cash and drug paraphernalia from Farm Assists on Gottingen Street in Halifax. Police also seized marijuana and cash from a residence in the 700 block of East Chezzetcook Road and removed several hundred marijuana plants from a property on Colford Drive in Chezzetcook.
On Saturday, Halifax Regional Police announced three people had been charged in connection to the raids.
Chris Enns, the owner of Farm Assists, is charged with two counts of trafficking, two counts of possession for the purpose, one count of production of a substance, one count of proceeds of crime, two counts of breach of undertaking.
Sherri Reeve has been charged with two counts of trafficking, two counts of possession for the purpose, one count of production of a substance, one count of proceeds of crime and two counts of breach of an undertaking.
Enns remains in police custody while Reeve was released Sunday morning.
A 40-year-old Timberlea man also faces several drug related charges. He was released from police custody and will appear in court at a later date.
A fourth man who was taken into custody during the raid was released without charges.
When Farm Assists first opened mid-July, Enns told Global News that he has a medical marijuana license that allows him to provide cannabis for two people.
But he also said he planned to sell marijuana to those who have a license and a medical need for the substance. At the time, Enns said he believed the law was on his side when it came to the legality of his store.
“Where exactly the law is law is pretty grey right now. I believe the need for patients to access that medication and the struggle they’re facing is what brings what we’re doing into constitutional territory,” he said.
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