**** HRP Media Release
Charges laid after search of illegal cannabis dispensary
Police have charged two men with selling cannabis after a search of an illegal cannabis dispensary in Halifax yesterday.
At approximately 11 a.m. members of the Drug Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search warrant at Chronic Releaf located at 355 Herring Cove Road in Halifax. Investigators seized in excess of 500 grams of cannabis, a quantity of cannabis oils, other cannabis products and a quantity of cash.
Two men, both 29 and from Halifax, were arrested at the scene. They each face charges of:
- Possession for the Purpose of Distributing (Section 9(2) of the Cannabis Act)
- Possessing Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling (Section 10(2) of the Cannabis Act)
- Possession for the Use in Distribution of Illicit Cannabis (Section 13(1) of the Cannabis Act)
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
Both accused are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date.
