Quebec provincial police create squad to crack down on contraband cannabis
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they’ll continue to crack down on the illegal production of cannabis as consumption is set to become legal across the country in less than a month.
The force announced a new unit Tuesday that will fight illegal cannabis growers and traffickers and is modelled on existing programs against alcohol smuggling and illegal tobacco products.
Right now, the application of the law is fairly simple, but police say that will change in a month.
“Cannabis is a drug, and it’s still relatively simple at the application level,” Capt. Dany Dufour said of the current situation. “You have neither the right to own, nor the right to consume, sell, produce or traffic in it, so the application is relatively simple.”