March 2, 2018
Saskatoon police say a raid Tuesday on a Canna-World medical marijuana dispensary does not signal a larger crackdown on local unauthorized dispensaries.
Police Supt. Dave Haye says it's all about priorities, and police have more pressing concerns these days than how patients get medical marijuana.
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"When we're dealing with drugs like fentanyl, which is responsible for deaths, and drugs like crystal meth, which is responsible for a lot of our property crime increase … we have to make priorities," he said.
"So dealing with the unauthorized cannabis outlets hasn't been a priority at the moment—not to say that we've ignored them."
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