The B.C. government is attempting to seize millions of dollars worth of real estate that officials allege was purchased with proceeds from an unlicensed cannabis shop in Vancouver s Downtown Eastside.
To residents of the Downtown Eastside, the Blue Door offered cheap cannabis to poor people dealing with chronic health problems. To police and the B.C. government, the people behind the storefront at 151 Hastings St. profited off illegal pot sales for more than a decade and used the proceeds to buy millions of dollars in real estate.