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Current Affairs 2005 - Legal (123 items)
| Jan 8, 2005 | CN BC: Medical Pot Advocate Guilty Of Trafficking Medical Pot Advocate Guilty Of Trafficking The charge against Smith arises from a March 21, 2002 search of the club's Johnson Street offices. Police seized marijuana, cookies, massage oils and salves. The cookies, oils and salves were tested by Health Canada and shown to include cannabis resin, a prohibited substance. He was handed a nine-month conditional discharge.
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| Jan 6, 2005 | CN BC: Champion Of Medical Weed Gets One Of Two Counts Dropped Ted Smith, Victoria's self-appointed champion for people who use marijuana as medicine, was back in court Wednesday.But in this new trial, prosecutor Michael Lawless rose at the start to say the Crown was staying one charge of trafficking in marijuana. But the Crown is still pressing ahead with a second charge, that is possession of cannabis resin, a different substance according to the law.
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| Jan 4, 2005 | CN BC: Court To Hear US Man's Refugee Case An American user of medical marijuana who had his claim for refugee status in Canada rejected more than a year ago says the Federal Court has agreed to hear an appeal of his case.
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