Illegal Pot Shops

• Cannabis retailers suing B.C. for $40M while seeking end to illegal pot shops on reserves

  The lawsuit takes aim at illegal pot shops on reserves. The plaintiff group says ‘these illicit retailers are not authorized under B.C. law to operate retail cannabis stores.’

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2022
  
• Ottawa landlord ordered to forfeit part of property rented to unsanctioned pot dispensaries

  Ottawa police said space within the two-storey building at 352 Preston St. was rented to two unsanctioned pot shops between June 2016 and September 2018.

  Cannabis

  Aug 28, 2019
  
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• 9 unauthorized Vancouver pot shops lose appeal, ordered to shut down

  The city says there are 11 additional dispensaries operating in Vancouver without a valid licence, and it is now preparing to take legal action against those businesses.

  Cannabis

  May 31, 2019
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• Police charge seven Hamilton residents after raid on illegal pot shops

  Several Hamilton residents are facing drug-related charges after police raided two illegal pot shops in the city.

  Cannabis

  May 29, 2019
• Authorities say closing illegal pot shops an uphill battle until demand is met

  Data prepared by Statistics Canada indicates consumers spent $1.48 billion on cannabis products during the last three months of 2018. The agency reports, however, that 79 per cent of that money was spent on the illegal market.

  Cannabis

  Apr 17, 2019
• Hamilton police respond to premier’s claim that city has ’50 some odd pot stores’

  On Monday, the Ontario premier claimed the city had "some 50-odd pot stores," while Hamilton police Deputy Chief Dan Kinsella says only 12 illegal dispensaries remain in the city.

  Cannabis

  Apr 2, 2019
• City of Vancouver owed almost $1M in illegal pot shop fines

  Only 400 tickets have been paid, which means the city has only received $175,750 from the total bill.

  Jul 30, 2017