June 16, 2005
CLIENT AQUITTED OF MARIHUANA OFFENCE
Mr. C. was charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking in marihuana. Mr. C. lived in a rented house with his girlfriend, and personally paid rent to the landlord on a monthly basis. The police attended to the residence after Mr. C.'s girlfriend called 911 to report a home invasion. Upon attendance the police discovered Mr. C being beaten by the invader. They arrested the invader and searched the rest of the house for a possible second suspect. They discovered a large amount of marihuana packaged for distribution in a "home office" on the upper floor of the house.
After rigorous cross-examination of the various police witnesses and detailed legal argument the trial Judge concluded that it was not possible to be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt whether the marihuana was the property of Mr. C. or his girlfriend and dismissed all counts. NOT GUILTY!
Posted by BCCLB at 06:12 PM
June 10, 2005
City of Vancouver report recommends urging Federal Government to reform drug laws
A new report from the City of Vancouver's drug policy coordinator recommends support for changes to Canada's drug laws.
News coverage here: http://www.reuters.ca/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:42a74b8a:f52f26d9361599cc?type=topNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=8734946
Full report here: http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20050614/documents/rr1-complete.pdf
Posted by BCCLB at 07:52 PM