Cannabis Act

• Police seize $8M in illicit cannabis after busting alleged network from Ontario to Nova Scotia

  Police allege the multi-jurisdictional investigation revealed a network that would produce illicit cannabis in Ontario and then ship it to Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2025
  
• Okanagan’s first legal cannabis consumption patio to open in Penticton

  A Penticton business is preparing to open the first legal cannabis smoking patio in the region.

  Cannabis

  Mar 5, 2024
  
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• Pot industry calls for greater urgency in review of Cannabis Act

  As the fifth anniversary of recreational pot legalization approaches, cannabis stakeholders worry the longer they wait for regulatory change, the more the industry will struggle.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2023
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• N.B. peace officers raid suspected cannabis dispensary, man arrested

  A 33-year-old man was arrested after police executed a search warrant at a suspected illegal cannabis dispensary in Saint John. Cash and a large quantity of cannabis were obtained.

  Cannabis

  Sep 28, 2023
• Unlicensed Mississauga cannabis store raided, two men charged

  According to police, "The premise has shown a blatant disregard for law enforcement as eight search warrants were executed between January 2019 and December 2022."

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2023
• ‘There’s a lot to talk about:’ Indigenous gathering to discuss Cannabis Act in Vernon, B.C.

  The gathering included both Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members, in order to have an inclusive discussion regarding the Cannabis Act.

  Cannabis

  Nov 19, 2022
• 1 arrested after $1.7M grow-op busted in Madoc: Central Hastings OPP

  A warrant was seized at a property in Madoc where officers seized more than 1,700 cannabis plants

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2022
• OPP recover $2.6M of illegal cannabis in Tillsonburg commercial building

  On Thursday, at 10:30 a.m., OPP executed a Cannabis Act search warrant at a property on Clearview Drive in Tillsonburg, Ont., and seized 2,600 plants in various stages of growth.

  Crime

  Aug 26, 2022
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• St. Mary’s First Nation continues cannabis dispensary ban

  St. Mary's First Nation will continue its moratorium on cannabis dispensaries within the community and require all that are operating be closed by 10 p.m.

  Cannabis

  Aug 10, 2021
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• 640 plants seized at largest grow-op in Edmonton since legalization of recreational pot

  The Edmonton Police Service described this drug bust as the largest of its kind since recreational cannabis was legalized over two years ago.

  Cannabis

  Feb 22, 2021