cannabisnews.com: Lawyer To Seek Injunction For Man To Use Pot Lawyer To Seek Injunction For Man To Use Pot Posted by CN Staff on May 31, 2003 at 19:46:26 PT By The Associated Press Source: Associated Press Halifax, Nova Scotia -- A British Columbia lawyer plans to seek an emergency injunction from a Vancouver court allowing his client, Michael Patriquen, to use marijuana in prison.Patriquen, 49 and jailed in Westmorland Institution in New Brunswick, has a Health Canada exemption allowing him to use marijuana to treat chronic pain resulting from a 1999 car accident. More conventional treatments have not helped him. Corrections Services Canada, however, has prohibited Patriquen access to the drug. He's serving a six-year sentence for conspiracy to grow and distribute about 10 pounds of marijuana in September 2002.Corrections officials argue there is no legal supply of pot and they are not willing to go to illegal measures to get it.Patriquen's wife, Melanie Stephen Patriquen, anticipates a regular hearing in late June, but attorney John Conroy on Monday will argue that Patriquen's health is deteriorating so rapidly he needs immediate access.Melanie Stephen Patriquen said her husband has dropped from 202 pounds to 149 pounds and has fallen into a "massive state of depression.""He will definitely be dead by the first of September if nothing's done," she said Saturday from her home in Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia.Conroy plans to present the court with affidavits and pictures showing Patriquen's deterioration since he entered prison.He'll also ask the judge to either have Health Canada supply the pot, obtain it through the Vancouver Compassion Club or allow Patriquen to get the illicit marijuana that allegedly circulates in prison without fear of punishment.The marijuana would then be used in a baked good, such as cookies, for Patriquen to eat.Complete Title: Lawyer To Seek Emergency Injunction Monday for Man To Use Pot in Prison Source: Associated PressPublished: Saturday, May 31, 2003 Copyright: 2003 Associated Press Related Articles & Web Site:Vancouver Island Compassion Clubhttp://www.thevics.com/Pot Activist Wants His Marijuana in Prisonhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16213.shtmlLocked Away in Pain http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16058.shtmlMarijuana in Jail? Never! http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15774.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #1 posted by FoM on June 02, 2003 at 18:17:04 PT News Brief from The Canadian Press Prisoner Awaits Federal Court Ruling on Bid for Medical Pot Cookies Monday, June 02, 2003 VANCOUVER (CP) -- A Federal Court judge in Vancouver has reserved decision on allowing a Nova Scotia man to eat marijuana cookies while in prison. Michael Patriquen wants to eat the cookies to treat chronic pain while he serves time in a New Brunswick prison for marijuana trafficking. His case is being heard in Vancouver because that's where his lawyer, a specialist in marijuana law, practises.. Lawyer John Conroy told the court his clients' rights are being violated under the charter because he isn't allowed access to his pain medication. "They're forcing him to get hooked on harder drugs," he said in an interview. Conroy said Patriquen has lost 50 pounds because the pain in his shoulders and neck from a car accident is so severe he's nauseous. While in prison, he has been offered a strong pain killer but Conroy said his client is afraid to become addicted to them. Conroy said he isn't sure when the judge will hand down the decision, but expects it will be quick, given his client's health. Copyright: 2003 Canadian Press [ Post Comment ] Post Comment