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Pot Activist Appealing Sentence
Posted by CN Staff on October 12, 2002 at 07:40:26 PT
By Andrea MacDonald, The Daily News 
Source: Daily News
Busted pot activist Michael Ronald Patriquen has made it official: he’s appealing his six-year sentence for two drug convictions.The former Marijuana Party candidate was back in the news last month after trying, unsuccessfully, to smoke pot in jail. Patriquen, 49, holds federal licences to grow and possess marijuana for medicinal use.
He was sentenced to six years in prison on Sept. 10 for conspiring to traffic the drug in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.Two weeks later, Patriquen’s wife said she hoped the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal would overturn the sentence.Rights neglected Patriquen filed a handwritten appeal this week, alleging the trial judge erred on several grounds. Among them is his argument that the judge neglected some of his Charter rights.Patriquen, who has a criminal record dating back to 1976, was part of a marijuana ring that operated in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in 1998 and 1999. Police once found $26,000 cash in a secret compartment in his car, and $100,000 in his luggage after a trip from Newfoundland.They seized more than 300 plants from three Nova Scotia growing operations, and $13,380 hidden in a stereo speaker at Patriquen’s home. As part of his sentencing, the federal Crown gets to keep that money.Source: Daily News, The (CN NS)Author: Andrea MacDonald, The Daily News Published: Saturday, October 12, 2002 Copyright: 2002 The Daily NewsContact: letterstoeditor hfxnews.southam.caWebsite: http://www.canada.com/halifax/dailynews/Related Articles & Web Site:Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmJudge Rules Against Man Who Wants Pot in Prison http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14068.shtmlN.S. Man Argues To Receive Marijuana in Jail http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14007.shtml 
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