cannabisnews.com: 'Parade' of Pot Cases Kicked Out 'Parade' of Pot Cases Kicked Out Posted by CN Staff on June 03, 2003 at 21:14:10 PT By Craig Pearson, Star Staff Reporter Source: Windsor Star The string of wide grins leaving Ontario Court No. 10 Monday afternoon hinted at the historic event inside as Justice Micheline Rawlins dismissed 22 consecutive cases of marijuana possession. It was the largest wholesale dismissal of unrelated marijuana charges in the province since judges started tossing out cases of possession under 30 grams. Mondays are drug-offence days in Windsor remand court, which hears pleas and sets trial dates. But because several lawyers planned to argue that their clients' cases should be dropped, which is normally beyond the purview of remand court, Rawlins agreed to hear them. Defence lawyer Brian McAllister -- who started the trend in January when he convinced Ontario Court Justice Douglas Phillip to dismiss marijuana-possession charges against his 17-year-old client -- made the initial argument Monday on behalf of another client. Snipped: Complete Article: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/parade.htmSource: Windsor Star (CN ON)Author: Craig Pearson, Star Staff ReporterPublished: June 03, 2003Copyright: 2003 Windsor StarContact: letters win.southam.caWebsite: http://www.canada.com/windsor/Related Articles & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmPot Charges on Hold in 80 London Caseshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16437.shtmlNo Laws Ban Possession of Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16321.shtmlMarijuana Possession Law Erased http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16320.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #5 posted by SoberStoner on June 04, 2003 at 09:53:08 PT My new national anthem OCanada!Our home and native land!True patriot love In all thy sons command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise,The True North strong and free!From far and wide,O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.God keep our land glorious and free!O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. And Dr Russo is very correct. There is now no law on cannabis in Ontario, and surely other provinces will follow suit, especially with the impending ruling by the Supreme Court (again).If anyone remembers the article from a week or so ago that said the (re-de)criminalization bill was surely doomed to fail due to time constraints, I Can see two outcomes. 1. (Hopefully most likely) Pols sit on their hands and when the Supremes rules they throw up their hands and say "Oops, thats democracy, what can we do?" 2. They push the bill through now that it's evident the judges will not punish people for a plant (Rightfully so) and then the activists will need to challenge the new Recrim bill and hopefully the Supreme Court will declare this new bill unconstitutional as well.Even with Ed's impending doom (Let's be honest, Breyer will not repent now) this is good news. Canada is the new leader of the free world.Thank you canada.SS [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by Ethan Russo MD on June 04, 2003 at 06:10:32 PT: Recriminalization Next? It requires emphasis that the proposed decriminalization bill in Parliament will become a Recriminalization bill, at least in Ontario. This is a totally bizarre situation. Perhaps the Supreme Court will put the issue out of its 70 year misery. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by The GCW on June 04, 2003 at 05:17:36 PT Boom Chicka Boom and a lot of bulls-eyes! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Jose Melendez on June 04, 2003 at 04:47:11 PT scrambling, not fried from the complete article at:http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/parade.htmJim Leising, director of federal prosecutions in Ontario for the Department of Justice, confirmed Monday's proceedings were the first time marijuana-possession charges have been dismissed in bulk and said his office is working quickly to have a new drug law implemented. "What's been happening elsewhere is the charges have either been adjourned or stayed,"he said. "This is the first I've heard they're just dismissed outright. Complete Article [ Post Comment ] Post Comment