A marijuana shop in Essex Centre has been raided by provincial police.
The operators of Hemp Healthy Farmacy, featured in a story by CTV Windsor on June 23, admitted they jumped the gun and started selling marijuana to anyone over the age of 19 without a prescription.
At the time, the operators didn't want to go on camera or allow a camera inside their business which had opened two weeks earlier.
Manager Scott Fletcher tells CTV News police were courteous during Friday’s raid, but he is upset the dispensary won't be able to help their customers.
Fletcher says many of the people they see are elderly residents seeking alternative medicine.
“I mean opioids are overloading our society right now and we need anything that can stop that problem,” says Fletcher. “Marijuana is a great product, it's just a flower, and it helps so many people.”
Police confirm around 10:30 a.m. Friday, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances (CDSA) search warrant.
The OPP say a quantity of cannabis marijuana was seized and charges are anticipated.
The sale of recreational cannabis and cannabis products, as part of Bill C-45, will be legal in Canada on October 17.
But the OPP say until that time, they will continue to enforce current legislation as written under the CDSA and related federal statutes.
