Police raid illegal marijuana dispensaries on Merivale Road and Clarence Street

Police raided two illegal marijuana dispensaries in Ottawa on Friday, arresting an unspecified number of people.
Search warrants were executed on The Hemp Company shops on Clarence Street in the ByWard Market and at 1034 Merivale Rd.
Charges are pending, Ottawa Police Service Const. Amy Gagnon said.
The warrants were executed under the new provincial cannabis law, which allows police to close any premise being used to illegally sell marijuana.
People selling cannabis outside the legal framework