VANCOUVER—On Friday morning, cannabis products being distributed to drug users by the High Hopes Foundation for the purpose of opioid replacement, were seized by Vancouver Police officers. Sarah Blyth, founder the High Hopes Foundation which distributes the cannabis products for free, said that she was approached by officers in the Downtown Eastside at 62 East Hastings St.,who then seized the cannabis products. Cannabis advocate Sarah Blyth said that she will be returning to distribute more free cannabis products after Vancouver police officers seized them on Friday. https://twitter.com/sarahblyth/status/1040657609987022848 Blyth said that High Hopes returned to the DTES on Saturday morning, and officers came back and told her that they would be making arrests if they did not leave. “The cannabis (still an illegal substance) was in plain view at the market and was seized for destruction.

Source: thestar September 16, 2018 02:48 UTC