The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club is preparing to file an 颅injunction and a lawsuit against the government of B.C. after the provinceB次元官网网址檚 Community Safety Unit seized product from the unlicensed medical cannabis storeB次元官网网址檚 new location.

Club founder Ted Smith believes between $80,000 and $100,000 worth of merchandise and more than $30,000 in cash were seized in the raid on March 23.

B次元官网网址淥ur club is not a group of deviant law-breakers,B次元官网网址� Smith wrote in an open letter to B.C. Premier David Eby. B次元官网网址淥ur compassion club is dedicated to helping people in pain, patients with incurable physical ailments and those suffering serious mental health problems. We are doing everything possible to work within the legal system without compromising the needs of our patients.B次元官网网址�

Smith and the store are also facing nearly $6.5 million in fines based on previous enforcement.

B次元官网网址淲e have tried to be patient, allowing bureaucratic procedures to play their course as we argue against the massive $6.5 million in fines issued last year,B次元官网网址� Smith said. B次元官网网址淭he City of Victoria has repeatedly written letters of support for us to Health Canada and the B.C. Cannabis Secretariat. However, recent actions by the Community Safety Unit have seriously threatened the club and its patients, giving us the incentive to reach out to you.B次元官网网址�

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