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Canada: Web: Judge Calls Marijuana Law Invalid
ccguide Thursday 02 Jan 2003 Pubdate: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Canada Web) Copyright: 2003 CBC Contact: Website: http://www.cbc.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1412 Note: CBC Video Clip http://www.cbc.ca/clips/ram-lo/saltzman_marijuana030102.ram CBC Audio Clip http://www.cbc.ca/clips/ram-audio/rosenbau_w6030102.ram Bookmarks: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal - Canada) http://www.mapinc.org/people/Terry+Parker (Terry Parker) JUDGE CALLS MARIJUANA LAW INVALID WINDSOR, ONT. - A judge in Windsor, Ont., has ruled that Canada's law on possession of small amounts of marijuana is no longer valid. Justice Douglas Phillips made the ruling when he dismissed two drug charges against a 16-year-old local boy. In his ruling, Phillips said Parliament has failed to address problems with Canada's marijuana laws. In July 2000, the Ontario Court of Appeal struck down a federal law prohibiting the possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana. The court found in the case of epileptic Terry Parker of Toronto that the law violated the rights of sick people who use marijuana for medical reasons. The court gave Ottawa a year to clarify its law on marijuana possession. The federal government responded with the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, which went into effect July 31 of last year. The new rules allowed the use of marijuana for medical reasons, but they didn't address the issue of recreational use. "I think it's also satisfying to know that this particular law has been declared invalid, particularly given how burdensome it is in terms of criminalizing the behaviour that hundreds of thousands of Canadians engage in," said the teen's lawyer, Brian McAllister. Justice Minister Martin Couchon said last year the government is considering decriminalization the laws for small amounts of marijuana possession. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake
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