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CN ON: Judge Rules Pot Possession Not Against Law
ccguide Saturday 17 May 2003 Pubdate: Sat, 17 May 2003 Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON) Copyright: 2003, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: Website: http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/TorontoSun/home.html Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) JUDGE RULES POT POSSESSION NOT AGAINST LAW WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) -- Possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana is no longer against the law in Ontario, a Windsor judge said in a ruling released yesterday. Superior Court Justice Steven Rogin's decision has "effectively erased the criminal prohibition on marijuana possession from the law books in Ontario," said Brian McAllister, the lawyer who challenged the law on behalf of a 17-year-old client. Rogin's decision is almost certain to be followed by judges of Ontario's lower court, where nearly all marijuana possession cases are decided. "This decision is also likely to have significant repercussions on the viability of marijuana prosecutions across the country," he said. Hundreds of marijuana possession cases in Ontario have been put on hold pending Rogin's ruling and the outcome of other cases before the Supreme Court of Canada. That shouldn't change until the Ontario Court of Appeal reviews Rogin's decision, said Jim Leising, the justice department official responsible for drug prosecutions in Ontario. "We certainly continue to maintain that possession of marijuana is prohibited by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and we'll be moving quite quickly to appeal this judgment," he said. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
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