cannabisnews.com: Couple Ends Drug Law Fight Couple Ends Drug Law Fight Posted by FoM on April 29, 2000 at 06:13:45 PT By Kevin Martin -- Calgary Sun Source: Canoe A disabled Calgary couple who say pot eases their pain, abandoned their bid yesterday to challenge Canada's drug laws. John and Anne Marie Kinsey each pleaded guilty to marijuana-related charges following a raid on their southeast Calgary home nearly two years ago. Crown prosecutor Scott Couper said the couple kept a few small marijuana plants in their 26 St. S.E. house. "The search revealed a small marijuana grow area in the living room," he told Justice Scott Brooker of the raid June 24, 1998. Brooker gave Anne Marie Kinsey a nine-month suspended sentence for simple possession after rejecting Couper's suggestion of a $750 fine. John Kinsey, who is often confined to a wheelchair, will be sentenced in June on a more serious charge of producing a controlled substance following preparation of a pre-sentence report. Brooker said a suspended sentence without community service was warranted for the wife because a fine would be too much of a hardship. Defence lawyer Robert Haslam said his client suffers from glaucoma and is often bed-ridden with migraine headaches. Published: April 29, 2000Copyright © 2000, Canoe Limited Partnership. CannabisNews Articles On Canada:http://alltheweb.com/cgi-bin/search?type=all&query=cannabisnews+canada Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #2 posted by Carma on April 30, 2000 at 22:14:29 PT Open your mind a little to the person who wrote the last comment : wake up and dont have such a small minded view on this subject. If the amount that this couple were growing was only for personal use : to ease their pain: then what really is this danger you seem to be talking about? Someone confined to a wheelchair for the rest of their lives? i dont think so. [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by Mari on April 29, 2000 at 09:45:07 PT Couple Aren't we all so proud of the fearless drug warriors protecting society from such evil & degenerate people!!I know I'll sleep easier knowing they are arresting all these dangerous dope smokers.How many Real crimes are ignored in favour of this insane persecution?? [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: