A 65-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking, admitting to selling cannabis edibles out of a Dornoch store prior to federal legalization.
In a Walkerton court on Monday, Ahmad Maqsood was handed down an eight-month conditional sentence which requires him to be confined to his home for the first 80 days, with some exceptions.
Maqsood was charged with several counts of possession of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking in August 2018.
West Grey Police said then they had shut down a pot dispensary in Dornoch after receiving numerous complaints the Dornoch General Store was selling ice cream, as well as cannabis, pipes and bongs.
At the time, the Dornoch General Store on Highway 6 had a sign outside it that read “Marijuana Kills Pain”.
Police seized over 100 bags of marijuana edibles in a search warrant executed on Aug. 27, 2018, according to a past Bayshore Broadcasting report.
West Grey Police alleged the edibles were targeting children as they were being sold in the form of gummy bears and lollipops.
The sale of cannabis edibles in Canada was not legalized until October 2019. Only stores licenced by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario can sell recreational marijuana products in the province legally.
The Dornoch General Store has never been licenced by the AGCO to sell cannabis products in Ontario.