Rally held in support of recently-raided Mission marijuana dispensary

Dozens rallied in Mission on Saturday, a few weeks after RCMP officers executed search warrants on a store selling marijuana products.

The couple operating The BC Pain Society said they don’t know why they were targeted, but speculate it’s connected to other recent police raids in the province.

“How can we be punished for helping?’ asked Dawn Parker, whose husband operates the store. “We don’t make a lot of money.”

“I was completely flabbergasted because I hadn’t received a letter of warning. Everybody’s reading in the news about these letters of warning, well, I’m such a bad person I guess I don’t deserve a letter of warning,” said Woolsey.Inside the shop on Lougheed Highway, there’s little left, save the accessories Parker also made and sold there. Robert Woolsey, Parker’s husband, said they could be facing charges.

Those rallying on Saturday said the products they used to purchase at the store...

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