Jerry Martin, 51, opened his mobile The Drugs Store in downtown Vancouver on May 3 to sell cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, and heroin. Martin first announced his plans to open this store in January, when British Columbia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of these substances.
He told media he understood the risk of arrest but was ready to do it anyway to provide users with a “safe  supply.” He was arrested on May 4 and released pending his appearance in court. He is forbidden from returning to the Downtown Eastside in the meantime.
“We remain committed in our position that drug trafficking will continue to be the subject of enforcement,” Constable Tania Visintin of the Vancouver Police Department said in a release….