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From: preston peet [mailto:ptpeet@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 12:40 PM
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Subject: [drugwar] judge rules on pot in canada- with link


http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/01/02/marijuana030102
Judge calls marijuana law invalid
Last Updated Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:39:40
WINDSOR, ONT. - A judge in Windsor, Ont., has ruled that Canada's law on
possession of small amounts of marijuana is no longer valid.
INDEPTH: Marijuana Laws

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.
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Preston Peet
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of idealists who cannot appreciate that the use
of drugs often reflects other sets of human
ideals: human perfectibility, the yearning
for a perfect moment, the peace that comes
from oblivion." Richard Davenport-Hines



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