{"id":48274,"date":"2024-09-09T14:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=48274"},"modified":"2024-09-09T14:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:33:54","slug":"rcmp-seize-thousands-of-grams-illegal-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=48274","title":{"rendered":"RCMP seize thousands of grams of illegal cannabis in Mount Uniacke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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MOUNT UNIACKE:<\/strong> East Hants District RCMP has seized thousands of grams of illegal cannabis, including a variety of items that could be mistaken for candy, after executing a search warrant under the Cannabis Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 3, officers attended an illegal cannabis storefront in Mount Uniacke and executed a search warrant. Investigators located and seized approximately ten thousand grams of dried cannabis, items associated to the illegal sale of cannabis, and a truck and trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the cannabis seized was found in packaging that appears to disguise or conceal that the items include cannabis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe located and seized cannabis products in bags and boxes that look like regular chocolate bars, candy, and cereal,\u201d said Sgt. Scott Macrae, Operations NCO for East Hants RCMP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUsing branding and logos similar to familiar products means that these items could easily be consumed by kids who don\u2019t realize that they are eating a cannabis edible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the branded items also seized. (RCMP photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Officers arrested two men, a 33-year-old of Kentville, and a 29-year-old of Falmouth, when the search warrant was executed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two are facing charges under the Cannabis Act, including possession for the purpose of selling and promotion of cannabis. Both men have been released pending upcoming court appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only legal way to purchase cannabis in Nova Scotia is at licensed locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All cannabis products sold legally in Canada are required to have child-resistant packaging, and cannot be sold with a package or label that could be appealing to young people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyone who purchases or uses cannabis products should store them out of reach of children and keep edible cannabis separate from regular food and drinks: How to help prevent cannabis poisoning in children.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nova Scotians are encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police to report crime, including the illegal sale of drugs, in their communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anonymous tips can be made by calling Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or using the P3 Tips app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

File #: 2024-303676 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[adrotate banner=”87″] [adrotate banner=”115″] MOUNT UNIACKE: East Hants District RCMP has seized thousands of grams of illegal cannabis, including a variety of items that could be mistaken for candy, after executing a search warrant under the Cannabis Act. On September 3, officers attended an illegal cannabis storefront in Mount Uniacke and executed a search warrant. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965,12],"tags":[7291,7341,196,7342,315,14],"class_list":["post-48274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","category-featured","tag-cannabis","tag-chips","tag-east-hants","tag-illegal-cannabis-storefront","tag-mount-uniacke","tag-rcmp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}