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N.S. Judge Stays Pot Charges
Posted by CN Staff on March 31, 2003 at 10:05:08 PT
By The Canadian Press 
Source: Canadian Press 
Darmouth, N.S. — Another drug case has ended because of controversy over Canada's marijuana laws. A provincial court judge in Dartmouth ruled Monday there is no valid federal law in place governing simple possession of marijuana.Judge Flora Buchan stayed charges against Paula Clarke, who was accused of possessing a small amount of pot.
The judge cited recent cases in Prince Edward Island and Ontario, where similar charges have been stayed.She said citizens in Ontario and the Island are unlikely to be convicted of simple possession, and people in Nova Scotia deserve equal treatment.The controversy dates back to 2000, when the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled the drug law violated the rights of a man who needed pot for medical reasons.The court gave Parliament one year to revamp the law.Parliament has yet to make the changes and since then, some charges in Ontario and PEI have been stayed even though they did not involve medicinal use.Source: Canadian Press Published: Monday, March 31, 2003Copyright: 2003 The Canadian PressRelated Articles & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmPot Charges Could Be Stayed Across Canadahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15828.shtmlStay of Pot Possession Charge Under Appeal http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15786.shtmlThree More Pot Cases Stayed in Summersidehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15758.shtml
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Comment #4 posted by Virgil on March 31, 2003 at 13:12:16 PT
Words worth archiving
The comments at the DEAwatch scroll into obscurity, so this will only be up a few days at http://members.aol.com/deawatch/daily.htm recorded as 29March2003 21:39 PST- I am not DEA. I am retired Secret Service. The name Tandy is very familiar to me. I worked Gorbachev duty during his US visit many years ago. I recall our office receiving a number of faxes from various companies for forward to the USSR delegation. (Although FBI performed many investigative duties during Mr. Gorbachev's visit, SS had the primary protection responsibility and therefore screened all US correspondence addressed to Mr. Gorbachev's party.) I recall a number of persistent faxes demanding confirmation of receipt from someone high up in the Tandy Corporation addressed personally to Mr. Gorbachev. Each one of the faxed contained several pages listing the street addresses of every Radio Shack outlet in the city. This was a nightmare for us because it entailed our visiting every Radio shack to ensure security. To make a long story short, individuals in Mr. Gorbachev's entourage visited EVERY Radio Shack store in the city and completely bought them out. There was nary a tape recorder, computer, diode, telephone answering machine, video tape or screw left in any of the Radio Shack's when the Russian's departed a store. And because the official Gorbachev party had diplomatic immunity we were unable to prevent them from obtaining embargoed technology.Yes, I remember the Tandy name very well... and all that goes with it.My sympathies go out to DEA. DEA agents haven't seen anything like a Tandy. DEA agents should expect any corporate income value DEA possesses to soon become commercialized. And just as our Vice President has arrayed a number of corporate entities to benefit from our military activity in Iraq, Corporate America now runs DEA. Don't expect to conduct any more investigations against corporate or business entities associated with narcotics.
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Comment #3 posted by afterburner on March 31, 2003 at 12:57:41 PT:
Here Comes the Judge.
Another province joins Ontario and P.E.I. in recognizing the constitutional violation caused by the stalling and inaction of the federal government in formulating a realistic cannabis law. Congratulations, Nova Scotia, home of Michael Patriquen. Legalization is the only option that deals with all aspects of the problem: medical access, avoiding the damage done to young adults by criminalizing use of a mild herb, providing a safe source, and providing tax revenue. Only the US-dominated UN treaties and brainwashed prohibitionists stand in the way. So, we will probably have to settle for a half-measure --decriminalization-- which will satisfy no one, but will nevertheless be progress away from the current stalemate and the previous hard-line war on some plants. Decriminalization can provide limited access by treating cultivation as a decriminalized "offense." It is not realistic to expect sick and dying people to grow their own, however. Government-sanctioned dispensaries could keep the government's hands "clean," so that they don't need to fear being considered "pot pushers." The governments can be secure in the knowledge that they endorse and supply only legal psychotropics, like alcohol, a leading cause of health problems, domestic violence, and traffic accidents, but that is the provinces anyway."Policy Options:" http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/15/thread15821.shtml#3Cannabis Controversy: Painkiller or Troublemaker? http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/15/thread15821.shtml ego destruction or ego transcendence, that is the question.
Medical Marijuana Refusal Threatens Life [Michael Patriquen]
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Comment #2 posted by floyd on March 31, 2003 at 11:44:04 PT:
walking a fine line
 This is great news, Dartmouth is less than a half hour drive from me =)
 I feel like in Canada we are walking such a fine line. It seems we are finally going to atleast decrim, but this is really a nervous time. If for whatever reason (aka U.S. pressure) we dont go through with it, I am afraid of how long it would be before we can build up this much momentum again.
 Here's hoping =)
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on March 31, 2003 at 11:13:06 PT
Awe.
God Awesome.Judges in Cannada are finding it unreasonable and unacceptable to cage humans for using a plant... without regulation. Good for them and good for Cannada. Good for the Truth. If this news makes it difficult for Joyce Nalepka to eat, perhaps one of her brothers... will suggest cannabis, which is known to help stimulate the appetite.It may even stimulate her thinking... (win - win...) and if she does it in Cannada she can not get a criminal record if caught.Win - win - win.
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