One man was arrested and a sizeable amount of marijuana seized after Powell River RCMP officers raided WeeMedical Dispensary Society.
Police executed a court-backed search warrant for the unlicensed storefront at 4493 Marine Avenue on Thursday, June 9.
“Police seized a large amount of what’s believed to be marijuana from various different jars and bags and an undisclosed amount of cash,” said constable Tim Kenning.
A 34-year-old male employee was arrested but later released from police custody. He faces potential criminal code charges of both possession and trafficking of a controlled substance, said Kenning.
The RCMP investigation is in its early stages and is ongoing, he added.
Kenning said he understands that Canadian laws prohibiting marijuana could be changing in the future, but that does not affect how the RCMP is approaching organizations such as WeeMedical.
“RCMP is a federal organization and we follow the laws as they are written today. Should they be changed in the future we will follow those,” said Kenning.
According to Kenning, through the course of the police investigation that led up to the warrant being issued, police found that the store was not requiring any medical proof or doctors’ prescriptions for the purchase of products sold.
Despite the raid, WeeMedical was open again on Friday, June 10, but was closed on Sunday, June 12, and Monday, June 13. Owners of WeeMedical did not return the Peak’s request for comment.
