Callum Wake and Vincent Collard

Orders Issued: 2 Compliance Orders of $1,042,553.94 each.

On July 25, 2019, the Community Safety Unit (CSU) attended a cannabis store operating as “642 Cannabis” (642) located at 3-6686 Sooke Rd, in the District of Sooke, BC, for the purpose of providing education on the seizure authorities and consequences for selling cannabis contrary to the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act (CCLA).

On August 27, 2019, CSU Officers conducted an enforcement inspection at 642 pursuant to section 89 of the CCLA. During this enforcement inspection, the CSU Officers seized cannabis pursuant to section 89(1)(g) of the CCLA.

On December 3, 2020, the Director of the CSU issued two Notice of Administrative Monetary Penalties, proposing to impose an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) on each of Callum Wake and Vincent Collard, based on CSU’s enforcement inspection.

After considering all relevant factors, including the need for deterrence, the Deputy Director exercised her discretion under section 94(1) of the CCLA to impose an AMP on each of Callum Wake and Vincent Collard. In reaching this decision, the Deputy Director also considered the statutory purposes underlying the CCLA, which include to prioritize the health and safety of British Columbians, protect children and youth, reduce the illegal cannabis market and support economic development opportunities in the province.

Pursuant to section 94(2)(a) of the CCLA, the amount of the  AMP is equal to two times the retail value of the cannabis that was sold, possessed for the purpose of sale or produced in contravention of the CCLA, as determined by the Director. The Deputy Director determined that the retail value of the cannabis Callum Wake and Vincent Collard possessed for the purpose of sale and sold totalled $521,276.97, therefore Compliance Orders of $1,042,553.94 were issued to each individual under section 94(7).

See also: Callum Wake and Vincent Collard Reconsideration Order