| Jul 17, 2008 | 'Flagrant' Charter Violations Cited In Bacon Acquittal Abbotsford police used misleading information about three suspected drug traffickers when officers applied for a search warrant after arresting the trio three years ago, a provincial court judge says.
Judge Donald Gardiner said he had no choice but to throw out the evidence obtained against Jonathan Bacon, Rayleene Burton and Godwin Cheng because the Charter violations by police were "deliberate, wilful and flagrant."
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| Jul 16, 2008 | Blood Testing For High Drivers Drivers suspected of being high on drugs could be facing an unwelcome needle at the hands of police.
New federal legislation enacted on July 2 allows police to collect blood and fluids from drivers suspected of being high on drugs.
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| Jul 5, 2008 | Drug Testing Beneficial For Companies With Dangerous Work Sites From a single phone interview, John Chiasson secured a lucrative job on a Fort McMurray construction project.
There was only one catch: The offer was conditional on passing a drug test. Chiasson had smoked marijuana five days before the test. He figured it would have cleared his system. He was wrong. ...Drug testing is justified to accomplish the legitimate goal of a safe workplace free of impairment.
Cannabis can be detected for almost 30 days - crack only 24-48 hours... no wonder there is such a crack problem in Fort McMurray. |
| Jul 4, 2008 | Accused Pair in Grow-Op Free After Judge Compares Them to Photo Mr. Stern also said the Crown had relied entirely on circumstantial evidence. "What the Crown tried to do was say, look at the photos on the wall, and you can conclude the two people in photos are the accused," he said.
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| Jun 28, 2008 | Fatties For All There is enough serious crime out there for our already under-funded police force to tackle. Abuse of dangerous drugs like OxyContin comes to mind. Violence against women is a huge issue which remains largely unaddressed. Some corporate crime in this city doesn't even get investigated.
I don't think police should be wasting their time chasing around after two-bit grow-ops and small-time smugglers. ( Granted, Pearce seems to have been called up to the majors. )
We, the dope smokers of Newfoundland and Labrador, should be given some recognition and some respect.
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| Jun 27, 2008 | Witness Denies Trucker Smoked Pot Before Heading Out on Run to Toronto The ex-common-law partner of a Quebec transport driver denied he smoked marijuana prior to an accident that killed one person and seriously injured another.
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| Jun 25, 2008 | Search Warrants Challenged A local lawyer has finished his arguments in a case that could change the way search warrants are handled across British Columbia and invalidate thousands of search warrants issued in the past six years, calling the police investigations and subsequent court cases into question
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| Jun 24, 2008 | Medical Pot User Faces Charges A LOCAL man faces two marijuana charges for seizures made before he obtained a federal licence allowing him to grow and possess the drug.
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| Jun 24, 2008 | Crown Alleges Truck Driver Impaired By Marijuana In Fatal Crash Driving a vehicle while stoned on marijuana is as criminal and dangerous as driving while impaired by alcohol.
That's what the Crown hopes to prove in a case against a Montreal truck driver who's accused of killing one person and seriously injuring another in an accident on Highway 401 four years ago while allegedly high on pot.
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| Jun 20, 2008 | Man Sues To Get Bill Over Pot Grow-op Returned A landlord billed almost $13,000 by the District of Mission to clean up a rental property used for a marijuana grow-op is suing the district to get the money back.
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| Jun 19, 2008 | $40 Pot Charge Has Law in Turmoil Clifford Long's constitutional saga began in September 2005 when he was a passenger in a car stopped by police for a seatbelt infraction.
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| Jun 17, 2008 | Judge Reluctantly Hands Out Suspended Sentence While clearly not happy with the joint sentence submission made by the Crown and defense laywers, Grand Falls provincial court Judge Jacques Desjardins did however grant the request for an 18-month suspended sentence to be served in the community for 26-year-old Berthony Julien of Montreal on Tuesday, June 3.
Julien had pleaded guilty during an earlier court appearance to possession of cannabis marijuana for the purpose of trafficking on March 9, 2007 near Woodstock.
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| Jun 16, 2008 | Police Get New Powers To Nab Drivers On Drugs Marijuana, crack cocaine or too much pain medication?
It's been tough for police to tell what a person is high on, especially when they're behind the wheel -- but that's about to change.
Police forces across the province are gearing up for July 2 when a new federal law takes effect that gives them additional powers to boot drug-impaired drivers off the road.
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| Jun 14, 2008 | Parasiris 'Relieved' Upon Learning His Fate Parasiris and his wife both testified they had no idea it was the police who had broken into their home.
Both said they didn't hear officers shout "Police!" until after Tessier had been shot.
As one writer put it: "If you can't trust armed masked raiders who burst into your home in the middle of the night, who can you trust?" |
| Jun 6, 2008 | Judge Throws Major Drug Bust Case Out Of Court A major Winnipeg drug bust has been thrown out of court after a judge found police had no right to conduct a gunpoint takedown of a suspected dealer.
The 2004 arrest -- in which a large quantity of marijuana and meth was found inside a vehicle in St. Vital -- was deemed an excessive show of force by police and a "serious" breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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| Jun 5, 2008 | What A Parent Will Do For A Sick Child never thought I would be buying "pot" at my age, but that's what's so interesting about life -- you just never know what's around the corner, do you?
There are no limits to what a parent will do for their sick child. On July 9, 2007, we made our first trip to the Medical Compassion Clinic in Toronto.
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| May 31, 2008 | Suing Abbotsford Police A wheelchair-bound man is suing the Abbotsford Police department for an alleged assault and negligent treatment he suffered in police cells after his home was subject to a drug bust in November.
[Any facade of being public servants who serve and protect quickly vanishes in instances such as this] |
| May 29, 2008 | ON: 'I Just Want The Same Access As Tobacco Users' And now Mr. Barth has become the latest marijuana user to file a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission, after being prevented from smoking outside an Ottawa comedy club after a May 7 performance.
Absolute Comedy management told the couple that liquor licence rules prevented them from lighting up on the front patio near cigarette smokers.
They left "embarrassed and humiliated," according to Mr. Barth's complaint, which claims the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is violating the provincial Human Rights Code -- specifically, his ability to use marijuana in designated smoking areas. Marijuana helps his appetite, prevents anxiety attacks and allows him to walk without "jangled nerves," Mr. Barth said.
Health Canada's Marijuana Medical Access regulations allow for Mr. Barth and his wife to use marijuana. But the provincial Liquor Licence Act prohibits the possession or consumption of controlled substances on an establishment's premises.
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| May 28, 2008 | NK: Medicinal Pot User Gets House Arrest A Rothesay man who says he was growing marijuana for medicinal purposes has been sentenced to house arrest. ...Tonning sent the strong message to people who claim their drug use is for medicinal purposes.
In Roberts' case, he says the pot helps alleviate the pain of his gastrointestinal illness.
"If it's going to be used for medicinal purposes, the clear reality is you have to get a doctor's certificate to use it," Tonning said.
[Effectively. this judge is saying you do not need Health Canada's permission.. just a doctor's recommendation] |
| May 27, 2008 | ON: Church Of The Universe Founder Released Pending Appeal Church of the Universe founder Michael Baldasaro has been sprung from prison pending an appeal of his pot-trafficking conviction. But the Ontario Court of Appeal forbade the hemp-hatted clergyman from returning to his church's Barton Street East headquarters or communicating with its co-founder Walter Tucker.
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