Two people from Toronto face criminal charges after police seized hundreds of cannabis plants from Burk’s Falls this week with a total estimated value of more…
Two people from Toronto face criminal charges after police seized hundreds of cannabis plants from Burk’s Falls this week with a total estimated value of more…
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Ontario Provincial Police in Almaguin Highlands have dismantled a large-scale cannabis production facility in Kearney Township, the size of which police say has not been seen before in the community.
Police say members of the Almaguin Highlands OPP Crime Unit executed a Cannabis Act search warrant Monday at 5:15 p.m. at a commercial building on Park Road.
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The Almaguin Highlands Crime Unit, OPP-led Provincial Joint Force Cannabis Enforcement Team, OPP Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit, along with members of the Regional Support Team and Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit, seized just under 5,000 cannabis plants, more than 200 pounds of processed cannabis and marijuana processing equipment.
Measures in place to prevent abuse of medical cannabis program, Health Canada says
Health Canada says a range of measures are in place to combat abuse of its medical cannabis program, which has come under fire from the mayor of Leamington, Ont.
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Posted: May 26, 2021 2:39 PM ET | Last Updated: May 26
Health Canada headquarters in Ottawa is shown in a file photo. The agency says measures are in place to safeguard its medical cannabis growing regulations from being exploited.(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)