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Utah Gun Exchange co-owner charged with trying to sell more than 1 pound of marijuana, other THC products

The co-owner of Utah Gun Exchange has been charged with attempting to sell marijuana after Sandy police searched his property and found marijuana “in all forms,” in addition to thousands of dollars in cash.

The firearms dealer, Bryan Alan Melchior, also is facing five third-degree felony counts that allege he illegally possessed guns while he was a restricted person prohibited from having them, according to court documents.

Although Melchior isn’t a felon, the common reason people face such charges, he is considered a restricted person because of the marijuana — a Schedule 1 controlled substance — found at his home.