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RCMP made an arrest after finding a large illicit cannabis grow operation in Winnipegosis.

On October 19th Winnipegosis and Dauphin RCMP executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act warrant at a home on Bridge Street.

They seized 94 cannabis plants found in various stages of growth.

Ronald Allan Sobotkiewicz was charged with:

Possession of Illicit Cannabis
Possession for the Purpose of Distributing
Possessing Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling
Cultivate, Propogate or Harvest a Cannabis Plant that is from Seed or Plant Material that is Illicit Cannabis

Since cannabis became legal on October 17, 2018, until October 24, 2018, RCMP have charged the following:

Unlawful Transport in or on a Vehicle x 12
Consume Cannabis in a Vehicle x 2
Consumption of Cannabis by a Young Person
Possessing illicit Cannabis x3 (this includes a 16-year-old selling at a school)
Impaired by Drug.

The RCMP want to remind everyone that Cannabis can't be grown at home in Manitoba. It can only be bought from approved distributors as outlined in the federal Cannabis Act and the provincial Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act.

If you want to bring it somewhere via a car, it must be secured outside the passenger compartment, or under the furthest seat away from the driver in a van or SUV.