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Vancouver calls for shutdown of illegal dispensaries following court decision
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver said nine illegal marijuana dispensaries must close down while they wait for the outcome of a legal challenge at the B.C. Court of Appeal.
June 4, 2019 By The Canadian Press
The city said the Appeal Court denied a stay of a B.C. Supreme Court decision that ordered the dispensaries named in a lawsuit to close.
In 2016 and 2017, the city filed petitions against 53 marijuana-related businesses operating outside municipal regulations, most of which agreed to a test case in the B.C. Supreme Court.
Some of the dispensaries closed before the Supreme Court sided with the city in December.
In a statement on Friday, the city said it expects the nine stores to obey the court order.
If they do not comply, the city will seek to have them found in contempt of court.
So far, the city has issued six cannabis retail licenses to businesses throughout Vancouver.
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