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Anger after Toronto police raid dozens of marijuana shops
Source: BBC
Anger after Toronto police raid dozens of marijuana shops
27 May 2016 US & Canada
Canadian marijuana users have decried recent raids on dozens of Toronto shops that sell the drug, calling the operation a waste of police resources.
Medical marijuana is legal in Canada, but only licensed providers can sell it to people who have a doctor's approval.
Police raided 43 Toronto shops on Thursday and made 90 arrests.
Raids come just as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Government is poised to make marijuana legal to recreational users.
Protesters gathered outside police headquarters on Friday, calling the medical marijuana dispensaries essential.
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27 May 2016 US & Canada
Canadian marijuana users have decried recent raids on dozens of Toronto shops that sell the drug, calling the operation a waste of police resources.
Medical marijuana is legal in Canada, but only licensed providers can sell it to people who have a doctor's approval.
Police raided 43 Toronto shops on Thursday and made 90 arrests.
Raids come just as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Government is poised to make marijuana legal to recreational users.
Protesters gathered outside police headquarters on Friday, calling the medical marijuana dispensaries essential.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36401175
[font size=1]Police said the shops raided were not authorised to sell marijuana[/font]