By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

$440,000 value

Calgary man carrying 440 plants charged under Cannabis Act

Mar 1, 2022 | 11:42 AM

Following a recent arrest, RCMP are reminding Albertans about the laws around buying, transporting and consuming marijuana.

It was Feb. 3, 2022 when members of the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit performed a traffic stop on a male driver for allegedly speeding.

The officer then entered into a drug trafficking investigation and the driver was arrested.

During a vehicle search, police found 440 marijuana plants worth an approximate value of $440,000, along with other drugs and paraphernalia.

A 56-year-old Calgary man is now charged with:

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• Exceeding Maximum Prescribed Speed on Highway, under the Traffic Safety Act
• Distribution of budding or flowering plants, or more than four cannabis plant, under the Cannabis Act

He is to appear in Didsbury provincial court on March 7.

“The Integrated Traffic Unit would like to remind you that, even if cannabis and cannabis products are legal in Canada, there is provincial, territorial, and federal regulations that need to be followed when buying, transporting, or consuming marijuana,” RCMP say in a release.

More information on the Cannabis Act is here, with further information at Alberta.ca.