Toronto police raided a number of dispensaries around the city this morning as part of an investigation known as Project Claudia. Police are targeting 45 dispensaries according to The Globe and Mail. Owners are being charged with municipal infractions and could face fines up to $50000. They targeted various locations that have been identified as trafficking in marijuana outside of marijuana for medical purposes regulations Toronto Police Cons. Caroline de Kloet said. Toronto police raiding Eden on Queen St. West. Staff are in handcuffs. Reports say cops are raiding 40 pot shops http://pic.twitter.com/dcfuQkNIOW Cannabis Culture (@CannabisCulture) May 26 2016 Here are some of the dispensaries that have been raided: Eden Medicinal Society Canna-Connoisseurs The Green Room Weeds Glass amp; Gifts Toronto Holistic Cannabinoids (THC) BC CannaMed Kind Supply Dispensary CannaClinic Kensington Toronto Cannabis Dispensary Cannawide Toronto police launch massive raids on pot shops in Toronto https://t.co/EPFP6rWko9 http://pic.twitter.com/J6RA3ciQvD Tubeline News (@aenewsline) May 26 2016 Images have been posted on social mediaof dispensary employees in handcuffs while police officers confiscate cannabis and cash and there have been reports that dispensary owners and employees are being arrested and charged with cannabis trafficking. Soooo.... Uhhh ..... Where's all this stuff goin? projectclaudia crackdown A photo posted by Jesse Ship (@shipdip) on May 26 2016 at 12:32pm PDT Jodie and Marc Emery noted cannabis advocates have come forward to support their fellow cannabis business owners and to condemn the actions of Saunders Toronto Mayor John Tory and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for allowing the raids and arrests to take place under an administration that promised federal legalization. SHAME on the @TorontoPolice for raiding amp; arresting PEACEFUL people at various dispensaries in Toronto cdnpoli http://pic.twitter.com/Q7VCmM6rdu Jodie Emery (@JodieEmery) May 26 2016 Reports say dispensary employees are ALL being arrested AND charged too @weedporndaily @JohnTory @BillBlair @TorontoPolice @TorontoTaxpayer Jodie Emery (@JodieEmery) May 26 2016 The Emerys own Cannabis Culture a cannabis franchise based out of Vancouver had plans to oversee the opening of two dispensaries in Toronto. Reactions around the internet came fast and fierce: The city must stop the crackdown on marijuana dispensaries. Waste of taxpayer money. Our statement: https://t.co/kgZyDX4v7Y TOpoli TO Taxpayers (@TorontoTaxpayer) May 26 2016 @JohnTory is wasting money on raiding dispensaries instead of lookin into all the missing Indigenous peoples.ProjectClaudia @TorontoPolice Charlotte Higgins (@eirelandlily) May 26 2016 Extremely regretful I support @JustinTrudeau legalization around the corner n thousands still getting marijuana charges projectclaudia I AM THE NORTH (@JustMac11) May 26 2016 Toronto police attempting to make criminals out of entrepreneurs . news at 11 cdnpoli projectclaudia Kim May (@ugottabekiddin) May 26 2016 I can't be the first to say this but it feels like someone really dropped the ball not calling it Project Mary-Jane ProjectClaudia claudia sanchez (@claudvandamn) May 26 2016 by Lisa Rough at Leafly News amp; Culture