A Moncton man has pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis for sale without a license under the Cannabis Act.
Jason Robert Lebourque was fined $3,250 after pleading guilty in provincial court on July 2. He has a year to pay the fine.
In April 2023, Public Safety officers executed a search warrant at A Touch of Gray Lounge on Collishaw Street and Three Kings Medicinals on Halifax Street.
Cannabis and other related items were confiscated from the two businesses.
The 46-year-old was arrested as the owner and a woman was arrested as an employee of the first store. She later had her charge dropped.
A second woman, a 53-year-old from Boundary Creek, was arrested at the second business. She recently pleaded not guilty to possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling it without being authorized to do so. A three-day trial is scheduled for July 2025.
The New Brunswick government reminds the public of penalties for illegal cannabis possession and purchase, emphasizing that only Cannabis NB and licensed retailers can legally distribute cannabis in the province.