Police charge five people after search of illegal cannabis dispensary

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Police charge five people after search of illegal cannabis dispensary

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Police have charged five people after conducting a search of an illegal cannabis dispensary yesterday in Dartmouth.

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Shortly after 11:40 a.m., members of the Drug Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search warrant at Atlantic Compassion Club Society located at 141A Main Street. Investigators seized over $9,000, approximately 2.5 pounds of cannabis and approximately 700 other cannabis products.

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Four men and a woman were arrested without incident:

• Colton Bordage, 25, of Dartmouth
• Travis Dwyer, 32, of Cole Harbour​
• Andre Hemlin, 24, of Dartmouth
• Corez Willams, 22, of Dartmouth
• Tarra Comeau, 40, of Halifax​

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The five accused are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges of:

• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing contrary to Section 9(2) of the Cannabis Act
• Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling contrary to Section 10(2) of the Cannabis Act ​
• Possession for the use in production or distribution of illicit cannabis contrary to Section 13(1) of the Cannabis Act
• Possession of property obtained by crime contrary to 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code

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The only legal way to buy recreational cannabis in N.S is through NSLC outlets. The only legal way for Canadians to access medical cannabis is through Health Canada.​ If anyone has information about illegal sales, they are encouraged to report it to police or Crime Stoppers.