Ottawa police are looking for two suspects after a marijuana dispensary was robbed on Rideau Street.



Two men entered the store just as it was closing around 11:35 p.m. on Sept. 6, and pushed a female clerk to the ground and assaulted her, alleged police in a statement Thursday.



Police said the men confined the employee to one room and demanded money and drugs, then scooped cannabis products from the shelves into a duffel bag. One of the men said he had a firearm, but no weapon was seen. Witnesses saw the men running north on Nelson Street.



The clerk suffered a minor injury, said police.



The WeeMedical Dispensary at 358 Rideau, which opened in the summer, is one of about 15 marijuana shops across the city. It sells dried weed and cannabis-laced cookies, candy and pop.



The federal government says the dispensaries are operating illegally, selling products from the black market that may be unsafe. Ottawa police say they are investigating all the dispensaries, and consulting with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, which is responsible for prosecuting drug crimes.



WeeMedical is one of seven dispensaries in town that appear to be related to each other. The others are called Green Tree and CannaGreen. Staff say the owners are from B.C., and the WeeMedical website lists headquarters in Nanaimo. Email requests sent by the Sun to all three companies to get more information about the businesses have not been returned.



Police said both suspects in the WeeMedical Robbery are black males around six feet tall, of medium build, and around 18 to 20 years old. One wore a black hoodie with a red bandana over his face, while the other wore a grey sweater and grey pants. A duffel bag he carried was red, with a GoodLife logo.



Anyone with information is asked to call the Ottawa Police’s Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.