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Canada's new justice minister has questions about the recent Nanaimo RCMP crackdown on pot shops, after 10 shops received letters from police, asking them to cease sales within seven days or risk criminal charges.
Jody Wilson-Raybould was asked if the RCMP's move to stop marijuana dispensaries ran counter with the government's direction on pot. One of Justin Trudeau's campaign promises was to legalize pot.
"We were very clear in our platform and certainly we will be moving forward with this. I will be having discussion with my colleague [Public Safety] Minister Goodale on this matter," Wilson-Raybould told CBC's Early Edition this morning.
In the letter, which was hand-delivered on Thursday, Sgt. Rob Christenson ordered dispensaries to halt the sale of all marijuana products, or shop employees and customers could face prosecution under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Nanaimo RCMP told CBC that 10 businesses received the letter outlining their "concerns and the potential ramifications related to business practices which do not comply with the...
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