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The RCMP are dismissing recent claims made by the Nova Scotia government that unregulated cannabis dispensaries are selling guns and women.

The Indigenous Affairs minister says he isn't worried recent raids by the RCMP will derail negotiations with First Nations to improve controls over the sale of cannabis products.

Five men are facing numerous charges after police identified a stolen trailer which contained over $2 million in stolen cannabis and two illegal firearms.

Winnipeg police say a 24-year-old woman was sexually assaulted during a robbery at a cannabis shop, where she was working alone on Tuesday night.

Cannabis has been slowly dropping in Quebec since being legalized nationally in 2018, with youth 15-20 being the most noticeable drop.

Methamphetamine, cannabis and a cannabis-containing concentrate were stopped from entering Stony Mountain institution on Monday.

Mi’kmaw chiefs in Nova Scotia are demanding a moratorium on RCMP raids on cannabis stores in their communities. 

RCMP in Nova Scotia say they've seized 'thousands' of illegal cannabis products, some of which claim to have THC levels that far exceed legal limits. 

A criminal defence lawyer is accused of trying to sneak cannabis into a correctional institution, according to a news release from Manitoba RCMP. 

A First Nation says it is blockading part of a main highway into Halifax to protest police raids against unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Indigenous communities.

RCMP say approximately 66 kilograms of cannabis was found in the checked bags of two German citizens, but it was later determined neither bag belonged to them.

The legal case of a Mi'kmaq man charged with selling unlicensed cannabis is moving ahead to a constitutional challenge. 

Police allege hundreds of cannabis items had been packaged to resemble 'ordinary' products, such as candy, potato chips, cookies, chocolate bars and cereal.

An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a resolution declaring the province and RCMP have no authority to enforce cannabis laws on its lands.

The agreement doesn't apply to alcohol, cannabis, food, live animals, tobacco or plants, and it lets provinces maintain certain restrictions on items for health and safety reasons.

Nova Scotia RCMP have continued their crackdown on unlicensed cannabis stores, with most of the targeted sites having Indigenous ties.

This was reported as 'the largest annual decrease since Statistics Canada began tracking this series in 2004/2005,' as sales dropped by three per cent to 2,898 million litres.

Nova Scotia RCMP have announced they seized illegal cannabis from five storefronts Tuesday.

Nova Scotia's justice minister says government is 'strengthening' the Cannabis Control Act as the province continues to crackdown on illegal dispensaries. 

The Supreme Court of Canada says the Crown can seek the forfeiture of assets seized in a drug probe even though the criminal cases against most of the accused were set aside.