Police have charged three people after a search of an illegal cannabis dispensary in Bedford yesterday.

Shortly after 11 a.m., the Drug Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Act Search Warrant at GreenTree Dispensary located at 1274 Bedford Highway. Investigators seized over 3 kg of cannabis, cannabis resin, 360 cannabis edibles and a knife.

A 40-year-old Dartmouth man has been charged with possession for the purpose of distribution and possession for the purpose of selling contrary to the Cannabis Act and possession of a weapon.  A 30-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman, both of Bedford, have been charged with possession for the purpose of distribution and possession for the purpose of selling contrary to the Cannabis Act.

All three will appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date.

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Source : Media Release