, the store noted they are not looking to press charges but “simply want the artwork returned or paid for.”Photo by Green Merchant InstagramIndustry advocates have long pointed to federal regulations as contributing to the problem, as stores are prohibited from displaying any cannabis-related products or materials where they might be visible to a young person.
last April. “If someone were to close that door and lock it, nobody from the outside would know anything untoward that’s going on in here.”nabbed from Penticton’s Cannabis Cottage in Januar y. Store owner Mariana Wolff didn’t alert the police, but instead posted security footage on Facebook, hoping that the individual would return the money.
The tactic worked, and the contents of the jar were returned after another local business owner spotted the woman in question in the neighbourhood and confronted her about the theft.Article content Amanda Stewart, the owner of Valley Hemp, was familiar with the woman as she had previously visited her store, as well.“I told her, ‘you have to stop stealing,’”. Less than two days later, the woman returned to Stewart’s store and handed over an envelope containing the money.“She was very remorseful, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Stewart said, adding that the woman apologized and asked Stewart to return the money to Wolff.