Police searched East Coast Greenery Wednesday afternoon

Five people have been charged after a search of an illegal cannabis dispensary.

Halifax Regional Police arrived at East Coast Greenery along the Bedford Highway, south of Southgate Drive, at around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday.

Members of the department's drug unit say they seized almost $8,000, around 10 pounds of cannabis, over 4 pounds of hashish and approximately 14,000 other cannabis products.

Twenty-eight-year-old Noah Mansfield Greiss of Halifax, 40-year-old Jason Paul Pelley of Dartmouth, 30-year-old Stephanie Alexandra Clarke of Dartmouth, 28-year-old Troy William Power of Halifax and 32-year-old Nicholos Quinlan Hood of Willamswood have all been charged with the following:

Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing

Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling

Possession for the use in production or distribution of illicit cannabis

Possession of property obtained by crime

"The only legal way to buy recreational cannabis in Nova Scotia is through the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation Cannabis retail and online outlets," said police in a news release. "The only legal way for Canadians to access medical cannabis is through Health Canada."

Anyone with information about the illegal sales of cannabis is asked to report it to police or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.