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Customers who buy marijuana at the Vancouver Island Health Advocacy Centre on Quadra Street are worried they'll have to buy "street junk" laced with chemicals from downtown dealers after a police raid Thursday afternoon.
Victoria police Const. Mike Russell said officers conducted a lengthy investigation of the centre after receiving a number of complaints from the community. Officers conducted surveillance and worked undercover to gather evidence for a search warrant, he said.
The raid was prompted by police concern over allegations that marijuana is being illegally sold, Russell said.
They are also concerned about the number of young people going in and out of the centre and improper collection of personal health information, he said.
The centre is located near the corner of Kings Road and Quadra Street, beside Bong City, a drug paraphernalia store.
Russell said it's illegal to sell marijuana out of a storefront.
"Nobody's allowed to (do it)," he said. "There's no provision in the Criminal Code for you to sell marijuana out of a storefront. " In June, there were at least five medical marijuana dispensaries operating under their own rules in Victoria.
The dispensaries are not really legal, but have been backed by court rulings that say Ottawa makes access to medical marijuana too difficult otherwise, Cobble Hill lawyer Kirk Tousaw told the Times Colonist in an earlier interview.
Some people were detained Thursday but no charges have been laid, Russell said.
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Source: vancouversun.com
Author: Louise Dickson
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Website: Raid worries medical pot customers
Victoria police Const. Mike Russell said officers conducted a lengthy investigation of the centre after receiving a number of complaints from the community. Officers conducted surveillance and worked undercover to gather evidence for a search warrant, he said.
The raid was prompted by police concern over allegations that marijuana is being illegally sold, Russell said.
They are also concerned about the number of young people going in and out of the centre and improper collection of personal health information, he said.
The centre is located near the corner of Kings Road and Quadra Street, beside Bong City, a drug paraphernalia store.
Russell said it's illegal to sell marijuana out of a storefront.
"Nobody's allowed to (do it)," he said. "There's no provision in the Criminal Code for you to sell marijuana out of a storefront. " In June, there were at least five medical marijuana dispensaries operating under their own rules in Victoria.
The dispensaries are not really legal, but have been backed by court rulings that say Ottawa makes access to medical marijuana too difficult otherwise, Cobble Hill lawyer Kirk Tousaw told the Times Colonist in an earlier interview.
Some people were detained Thursday but no charges have been laid, Russell said.
News Hawk- Truth Seeker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: vancouversun.com
Author: Louise Dickson
Contact: Contact Us - Vancouver Sun
Website: Raid worries medical pot customers
