Christopher Enns, owner of Farm Assists, faces drug charges
Medical marijuana lounge raided on Friday
The owner of a Halifax medical marijuana lounge faces drug related charges after police raided the store on Friday.
The Gottingen Street lounge, called Farm Assists, welcomed licensed medical marijuana users to vaporize their marijuana using smokeless devices that don't burn the plant but instead toast it to release the active THC.
Christopher Enns, 29, of East Chezzetcook is accused of:
- Two counts of trafficking a controlled drug or substance.
- Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
- One count of production of a controlled drug or substance.
- Two counts of breach of an undertaking.
He remains in police custody.
Enns is one of three people charged with drug-related offences after the raid.
His fiancee Sherri Reeve, 47, also of East Chezzetcook, is accused of:
- Two counts of trafficking a controlled drug or substance.
- Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
- One count of production of a controlled drug or substance.
- One count involving the proceeds of crime.
- Two counts of breach of an undertaking.
She remains in custody.
A 40-year-old man from the Timberlea area has been released from police custody and will appear in court at a later date facing several drug related charges.
A 19-year-old male was taken into custody during the searches on Friday, but was released. He was not charged.
Enns has a medical marijuana licence. Health Canada, the regulator of medical marijuana, says storefronts and dispensaries that distribute cannabis are illegal.
Enns told CBC in a July interview he disagreed and said it exists within a grey area of the law.
Health Canada says it's up to local authorities to deal with stores that distribute marijuana.
Halifax Regional Police said in July that anyone who sells marijuana at this type of establishment is actively drug trafficking.