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Some of the marijuana seized from the grow operation in the 3900 block of Cedar
SPOKANE, Wash. - Two people were arrested Thursday following a four-month investigation and police raid on the medical marijuana shop 'Change' in North Spokane.
As part of the raid, police also seized marijuana from two grow sites that were part of the operation. Police confiscated 60 plants from one grow site in the 3900 block of Cedar and more than 100 plants from another grow site in Nine Mile Falls.
The 'Change' shop is currently closed and detectives were advising other area medical marijuana dispensaries within the City of Spokane to terminate their businesses as well.
Police say the 'Change' shop was selling marijuana to over 1,000 customers.
The two people arrested, Scott Shupe and Christopher P. Stevens, are the owners and operators of the medical marijuana shop 'Change.'
Police say this is the first bust of a medical marijuana dispensary in the state of Washington.
KHQ is working to gather more details. Stay with KHQ.com for more information.
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