Do Licensed Producers Benefit From The Toronto Dispensary Raids?
We know that 43 illegal medical marijuana dispensaries in Toronto were raided by police May 26. But what led to shut-downs is a matter of debate for within the medical marijuana community of dispensaries, activists, and licensed producers (LP's).
Police Chief Mark Saunders insists that he acted on complaints from local residents. But longtime activist Jodie Emery and dispensary owner argues that Canada's LP's - companies approved to grow and sell medical marijuana through Health Canada's mail-order system - were the ringleaders of the raids. In the following video clip, she suggests that the crackdown was designed to protect the LP's investment in the medical marijuana industry.
To get the LP perspective, we reached out to Cam Battley, who chairs the advocacy committee for Cannabis Canada - an industry association representing licensed producers. "She's wrong," Battley told Civilized. "It's simply...
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