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May 13, 2026	Cops fired over cannabis use remain sidelined despite court ruling, lawyer says A state appellate court earlier this month sided with two Jersey City cops who say they shouldn’t have been fired for their off-duty cannabis use, but it’s unknown what the next steps are in this yearslong fight over New Jersey’s marijuana legalization law. A spokesman for James Solomon, a Democrat who became the city’s new mayor in January, said the city is reviewing the policies of Solomon’s predecessor, Steve Fulop, who argued that federal law prevents armed police officers from using cannabis at any time. But the officers’ lawyer, Michael Rubas, said the city has refused to return them to their old jobs despite several rulings that they should be reinstated.
Apr 27, 2026	Mounties say there’s no evidence supporting some new N.S. government cannabis claims The RCMP are dismissing recent claims made by the Nova Scotia government that unregulated cannabis dispensaries are selling guns and women. The remarks, made by Nova Scotia Minister of L’nu Affairs Leah Martin, are the latest in a series of unsubstantiated claims shared by members of the provincial government after it directed police to crack down on illegal dispensaries last December, urging First Nations leaders to co-operate to stop this activity in their communities.
Apr 22, 2026	Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club says about $100,000 in products seized in raid Provincial authorities raided the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club on Tuesday, more than three years after the last raid on the unlicensed non-profit dispensary, which sells cannabis products to mostly low-income people with chronic illnesses. Club founder Ted Smith said officers with the province’s Community Safety Unit arrived Tuesday morning shortly after the shop opened and began seizing products.
Apr 22, 2026	‘We’re not going anywhere’: Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club raided Tuesday A day after the annual 4/20 day, the Victoria Police Department raided the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club, a longstanding unlicensed cannabis club in Victoria. The dispensary is known for selling products with a high level of THC to mostly low-income people with chronic illnesses. “People’s lives are at stake here, we’re not going to give up because of a raid or two or four,” said Ted Smith, founder of VCBC, reiterating, “People’s lives are at stake, I don’t think the provincial government understands that.”
Apr 13, 2026	Nova Scotia chiefs call for moratorium on cannabis raids, want talks The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs is calling for a moratorium on raids on cannabis dispensaries located in First Nation communities and is asking for open dialogue with the provincial government. The move comes after events on April 2 that saw traffic impeded by protesters in some communities in Cape Breton and off-island after an early-morning raid in Potlotek First Nation. Before the RCMP could leave Potlotek, residents had blocked in several police vehicles. As a result, the RCMP retrieved their guns from the vehicles and walked out of the community to waiting cars that drove some of the officers away.
Apr 9, 2026	Chiefs call for moratorium on N.S. cannabis raids after last week’s highway protests Mi’kmaw chiefs in Nova Scotia are demanding a moratorium on RCMP raids on cannabis stores in their communities. The call from Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq, also known as the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs, comes after First Nations communities blocked a number of provincial highways last week in protest of increased police raids in their communities in recent months. First Nations leaders have claimed they have a treaty right to sell cannabis, which the provincial government denies.
Apr 6, 2026	Cannabis raids cause trauma, fear and distress, says Potlotek chief Before last Thursday, Potlotek First Nation was known for its significant history as a sacred gathering place for the Mi’kmaq people for centuries. Chapel Island, just off the shores of Potlotek, served as a central location for spiritual and political gatherings long before European colonization. Chiefs from surrounding areas would meet there to assign hunting and fishing territories, settle disputes, and govern their people, all under the leadership of the district chief. But today, the tiny Mi’kmaq community on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lakes is neither peaceful nor able to settle a dispute that blew wide open when RCMP raided a cannabis shop last week, ramming the door down and breaking windows.
Apr 2, 2026	RCMP officers forced to leave on foot as protesters surround vehicles during cannabis raid RCMP officers had to leave the scene of a raid on a cannabis store in Cape Breton on Thursday morning after people surrounded police vehicles and blocked access to the highway. RCMP say officers were executing a search warrant at a storefront on Highway 4 in Potlotek First Nation, and when they finished, a group gathered in protest and blocked access to the road.
Mar 30, 2026	Air Canada employee used bag tags in cannabis trafficking plot: RCMP The RCMP says an Air Canada employee has been charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 60 kilograms of cannabis out of a Toronto airport using suitcases labeled with the names of two unsuspecting passengers.
Mar 17, 2026	N.S. RCMP issues more cannabis tickets as crackdown on First Nations stores continues Nova Scotia RCMP say they issued two summary offence tickets at what they say were illegal storefronts in First Nations communities in the province. RCMP say they conducted inspections at two stores in the Cape Breton communities of Whycocomagh and Eskasoni on March 12 and 13.
Mar 12, 2026	CBSA seizes 1,066 kg of Cannabis in the Greater Toronto Area From January 1 to February 28, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), in conjunction with RCMP Toronto Airport Detachment (TAD), intercepted over 1,000 kg of illegal cannabis from travellers and commercial shipments leaving the country.
Mar 10, 2026	I Was a Cop Who Enforced Marijuana Laws. Now I’m Speaking Out. I started researching crime statistics, effective policing, community-based alternatives, and how other countries approach law enforcement. The conclusion I reached surprised me: I began to feel that much of what we were doing relied on outdated methodologies, often created the issues we claimed to enforce, and that cannabis laws were rooted in racist ideology while functioning largely as a revenue stream for courts.
Mar 6, 2026	Toronto police shutdown multiple unlicensed cannabis dispensaries Numerous unlicensed cannabis dispensaries have been shutdown in Toronto following multiple police investigations.
Mar 4, 2026	'We're rising up,' says Mi'kmaw leader as RCMP raid cannabis storefronts RCMP conducted inspections at five cannabis storefronts in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, seizing products and issuing tickets. Officers carried out the activity at businesses located in Eskasoni First Nation, Potlotek First Nation, Paqtnkek First Nation, Waycobah First Nation and Digby, police said in a news release.
Mar 4, 2026	Nova Scotia RCMP raid five First Nations cannabis dispensaries; Sipekne’katik sets up checkpoints Nova Scotia RCMP raided five First Nations cannabis dispensaries on Tuesday, while another First Nations community set up checkpoints to block anyone from entering the community by force.
Feb 18, 2026	RCMP shares "blunt truth" about organized crime and the Canadian cannabis market The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have shared a new document about how organized crime groups exploit the cannabis market as part of its online section dedicated to federal policing and organized crime.
Jan 21, 2026	They're 'trying to break me,' says N.S. trading post owner of RCMP cannabis raids A Mi'kmaq man alleges he was unlawfully detained by Nova Scotia RCMP for 23 hours after a cannabis raid on his trading post. He also alleges he was placed in a windowless cell and, at one point, placed in leg cuffs. As Ella MacDonald reports, he’s now speaking out against his detention, arguing it was arbitrary, abusive and not authorized by law.
Jan 16, 2026	Winnipeg police again targeting cannabis consumers The Winnipeg Police Service is launching a drug-impaired driving enforcement project, which will run until March 1, with a focus on cannabis impairment.
Jan 15, 2026	Province won't explain how it determined there are 118 illegal cannabis dispensaries in N.S. As the province faces backlash on its directive to police agencies to step up enforcement on illegal cannabis dispensaries, it is providing only a vague explanation of how it estimated the number of dispensaries provincewide.
Jan 9, 2026	Cannabis and human trafficking not clearly linked, N.S. police say Nova Scotia's two largest police forces say they don’t see direct connections between human trafficking and the unregulated cannabis market in the province.
Jan 9, 2026	Cannabis seized from illegal storefront, tickets issued: N.S., RCMP RCMP in Digby, N.S., says an inspection of an illegal cannabis storefront led to the seizure of cannabis as well as tickets being issued earlier this week.
Dec 18, 2025	N.S. premier says fentanyl found in illegal cannabis, police say that's false The Nova Scotia RCMP and Halifax police both say no fentanyl has been found in illegal cannabis tested in the province, despite the premier's claim to the contrary.
Dec 18, 2025	After Canada legalized cannabis, police caught more drunk drivers When Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, there were many concerns about its potential impacts. One of them involved cannabis-impaired driving.
Nov 12, 2025	Massive cannabis seizure at Montreal port as smuggling skyrockets Border services agents in Montreal seized almost three metric tonnes of cannabis destined for the U.K., as the amount of weed heading overseas continues to skyrocket in 2025.
Nov 7, 2025	Winnipeg police officer pleads guilty to offences including voiding tickets, stealing cannabis from scene Const. Elston Bostock, who has worked with the Winnipeg Police Service for more than two decades, admitted to offences including getting traffic tickets voided in exchange for liquor and gift cards, stealing cannabis from a police scene, sharing confidential police information and sending lewd texts about a photo he took of the nearly naked body of a woman who had fatally overdosed.

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