A Surfside Beach dispensary has been the target of a three-month investigation by Surfside Beach Police and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
Surfside Beach Police executed Thursday a search warrant at Delta Dispensary, 327 N. Highway 17, according to a press release. Two people were arrested.
The warrant was for the sale of unregulated and untested substances that were represented as hemp, the release said. However, forensic analysis of these products indicates they are well in excess of the state-regulated limits for THC, containing significantly higher amounts of the compound and instead meets the definition of marijuana.
South Carolina statutes do not currently allow for the possession or sale of cannabis or hemp products that contain over .30 percent of THC.
Jason Joseph Papotto, 46, and Sabrena Lee Papotto, 45, both of Myrtle Beach, were charged with distribution of marijuana in proximity to school/park, police said.
Surfside Beach had sent a release earlier Thursday that they were conducting a criminal investigation in the area of Highway 17.
The SC dispensary has been under state investigation for several months for selling items that could be considered drugs. Read More