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A northeast London home where police seized cannabis valued at more than $1 million and other drugs wasn’t an illegal grow-op, police say.
Police searched a home on Eclipse Walk on July 16 and arrested two people. The home is in a new subdivision north of Sunningdale Road and west of Adelaide Street.
Investigators seized 286 kilograms of cannabis, other pot products, ecstacy, cocaine, magic mushrooms, $8,000 cash and 15 Rolex watches and other jewelry, police said, estimating the value of the seized drugs at $1.3 million.
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Two Londoners aged 41 and 45 are jointly charged with five drug-related offences including possession for the purpose of trafficking. Both are scheduled to make their first court appearance on Aug. 16.
“None of the seizures from the investigation support evidence that a marijuana grow was occurring at Eclipse Walk,” London police said in an email Friday.
Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis in 2018, allowing adults to possess up to 30 grams of marijuana in public and grow up to four plants for personal use. But the black market is still thriving despite years of crackdowns by police. Illicit sellers, including illegal dispensaries and online sellers, offer cheaper prices and more potent edibles and other products than licensed retailers.
But black market cannabis poses dangers to consumers and the communities where they set up shop, experts warn.
“Illicit cannabis is not regulated by Health Canada, therefore, quality control measures are not in place,” police said. “This poses a public safety risk to members of the public that could consume illicit cannabis.”
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