doingdishes
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i wonder if they have keychains.....
Today's GAMECHANGER by Health Canada. Death of Dispensaries?
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oddish
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Says alot. This goes back to the mail order thing too - they're shutting down the outlier operations that are making a casual business out of it. If you run a respectable CC without advertising and you don't ship all over the place then they seem to be leaving you alone.
Federal medical marijuana raids not part of Vancouver police plans
Health Canada emails warn medical marijuana shops they have two weeks to shut down
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2015 8:26 AM PT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2015 9:12 AM PT
Vancouver's roughly 100 marijuana shops have been told to apply for a $30,000 licensing and will be subject to restrictions on their locations. (CBC)
"Our position on the marijuana stores has not changed," said a statement issued by Const. Brian Montague on Friday morning.
"We have a great relationship with the RCMP and work together often to tackle regional issues," he said.
"The RCMP have the authority to enforce the Criminal Code anywhere in Canada, but I doubt they have the desire to spend time, money, and reallocate resources to a city policed by the VPD."
On Thursday the Globe and Mail reported Health Canada sent out letters to 13 illegal marijuana dispensaries and compassion clubs across the country, warning the RCMP could raid them if they do not shut down immediately, even those in cities where local police have tolerated them.
The letters come after Vancouver City Council approved new regulations to license medical marijuana dispensaries. At the time federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the operations remained illegal and federal government remained committed to shutting them down.
Puzzling demands
One the operators who received the letter by email on Wednesday was Jamie Shaw with the B.C. Compassion Club in Vancouver.
Vancouver police execute search warrants at the Weed Glass and Gifts shop in Kitsilano in April, over concerns the shop was allegedly selling products to minors. (Stephanie Mercier/CBC)
Shaw says she was puzzled by the message because it included a demand that the society stop advertising, which she said it does not do.
"They're asking us to stop the advertising, whatever it is they're talking about. But also to stop all cannabis sales," said Shaw.
Lawyer Kirk Tousaw, who worked on the landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling on cannabis extracts, calls the move unprecedented and inappropriate.
"I think it opens a giant can of worms, it's really doing an end-run around the elected officials in Vancouver as well as the Vancouver Police Department."
Police in Vancouver have raided and shut down some marijuana dispensaries suspected of selling pot to minors or having links to organized crime in recent months.
Health Canada emails warn medical marijuana shops they have two weeks to shut down
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2015 8:26 AM PT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2015 9:12 AM PT
Vancouver's roughly 100 marijuana shops have been told to apply for a $30,000 licensing and will be subject to restrictions on their locations. (CBC)
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"Our position on the marijuana stores has not changed," said a statement issued by Const. Brian Montague on Friday morning.
"We have a great relationship with the RCMP and work together often to tackle regional issues," he said.
"The RCMP have the authority to enforce the Criminal Code anywhere in Canada, but I doubt they have the desire to spend time, money, and reallocate resources to a city policed by the VPD."
On Thursday the Globe and Mail reported Health Canada sent out letters to 13 illegal marijuana dispensaries and compassion clubs across the country, warning the RCMP could raid them if they do not shut down immediately, even those in cities where local police have tolerated them.
The letters come after Vancouver City Council approved new regulations to license medical marijuana dispensaries. At the time federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the operations remained illegal and federal government remained committed to shutting them down.
Puzzling demands
One the operators who received the letter by email on Wednesday was Jamie Shaw with the B.C. Compassion Club in Vancouver.
Vancouver police execute search warrants at the Weed Glass and Gifts shop in Kitsilano in April, over concerns the shop was allegedly selling products to minors. (Stephanie Mercier/CBC)
Shaw says she was puzzled by the message because it included a demand that the society stop advertising, which she said it does not do.
"They're asking us to stop the advertising, whatever it is they're talking about. But also to stop all cannabis sales," said Shaw.
Lawyer Kirk Tousaw, who worked on the landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling on cannabis extracts, calls the move unprecedented and inappropriate.
"I think it opens a giant can of worms, it's really doing an end-run around the elected officials in Vancouver as well as the Vancouver Police Department."
Police in Vancouver have raided and shut down some marijuana dispensaries suspected of selling pot to minors or having links to organized crime in recent months.
doingdishes
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they absolutely will. the BC Compassion Club is the oldest in Vancouver and will absolutely fight anything they try to force.
i am still waiting for what will happen to them as they are kittycorner from a school...but they built the school AFTER the BCCCS set up shop so they were there first. the school opened there knowing what was across the street
doingdishes
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i hope they decide to fight. this is so dumb because after Oct 19, they won't need to worry about the letters. anyone but Harper will toss that decision
torontoke
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The clubs may hover in a grey area but as someone who has tried to buy from a club trust me the patients or customers of these clubs are all legal and most will now be screwed
oddish
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I know at least 15 "patients" who aren't legal at all who shop at a CC every week. They're good about validating medical need, but without proper paperwork it's not black and white legal.
ricky1lung
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The fed trumps the city. The rc's work for the Feds.
If they want a crackdown they will have a crackdown.
Just the way it is.
If they want a crackdown they will have a crackdown.
Just the way it is.
torontoke
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Well then they had an easier time then me cus I've tried to join every club in Toronto and none will take me without my original script which I can't get.
ricky1lung
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There was talk on here of a couple of places in T.O that are selling without needing a script. Not sure if that helps, but the info is around here somewhere.
torontoke
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Ya I was the guy that went.
But paying 10-15 a gram is less than ideal for my situation.
And those are the places that should be getting raided long before threats to cc's
doingdishes
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ask HC for a copy and if they won't help, use the ATIP (Access to Information and Privacy) and request a copy that way.
VIANARCHRIS
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Well the feds could use the RCMP, but do they really want to go to war with the VPD and the city of Vancouver over dispensaries? Even the VPD say the rcmp have better things to do with their resources and they support the Vancouver approach. It will be fun to watch if they try...
oddish
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I know most of them will do it with a doctor's note, which is not a prescription - these doctors specifically write a compassion club referral that is not legally recognized by any means.
ricky1lung
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I'm more concerned about the rc's working for Harper instead of Canadians. They owe him some favours after he retroactively absolved them of wrong doing in his budget bill.
We have to remember that the dispensaries are still operating illegally at the fed level and a sweep against them can be justified. All it takes is Harper and the rc's saying the VPD and city weren't enforcing the law.
This could get real bad for some people, and again it falls in line with the conservative agenda. Tough on crime and party against pot.
Never mind pot for a minute, does anyone think he's going to use Putin as his next fear puppet to scare people into voting for him?