Police seize $2 million of cannabis during traffic stop near Toronto

Minimal amounts of cannabis may be legal to carry in Canada, but a traffic stop in Cobourg, Ontario led to police seizing an undoubtedly illegal amount of it.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers stopped a white rental van in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 around 2 a.m. on Saturday after receiving word of a possible impaired driver. 

Officers then allegedly discovered 426 pounds of marijuana in the van — with a street value of approximately $1.9 million.

I bet they were not losing $42 million, selling #weed....

Ahem 👀 #onpoli #cdnpoli

"Over 400 pounds of #marijuana was allegedly seized during a traffic stop near #Cobourg. A #Toronto man and #Oakville man are now facing drug charges." https://t.co/E59reUoogo#CannabisCanada pic.twitter.com/i5XYLM3JPb

— ʙɪɢ ᴡɪʟʟ🍁 (@WillontheRadio) September 16, 2019

For reference, the law says Canadians can have up to 30 grams of cannabis on them in public. 

Personal use now that pot is legal. Yes, it is a lifetime supply.

— Patrick Wong (@nightfly4257) September 16, 2019

The drivers, a 26 year-old man from Oakville and a 32 year-old man from Toronto, are now facing multiple drug and trafficking charges.