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Illegal cannabis store closed

As quickly as it started, an illegal cannabis shop is closed for business. Yorkton RCMP received a tip about a cannabis shop operating without a license on First Avenue.
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As quickly as it started, an illegal cannabis shop is closed for business.

Yorkton RCMP received a tip about a cannabis shop operating without a license on First Avenue. After an investigation, police entered the store to find two adult males selling cannabis and cannabis-related products.

Police seized 1.3 pounds of cannabis, along with a small amount of edibles and cash.

Matthew Langan and Ryan Rienks were arrested and charged with unlawfully selling cannabis and unlawfully possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling. They will appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on Nov. 26.