Man’s Home Set To Be Seized Despite Acquittal On Marijuana

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A Vancouver Island man who was acquitted on charges related to hundreds of marijuana plants on his property could still lose his land, following a court ruling that dismissed his application to stop the government from seizing the property. The Sept.  2 decision, posted online this week, could add to debate around British Columbia’s Civil [...]
September 11, 2011 · Posted in British Columbia, Canadian Cannabis News, Cannabis Busts, Civil Forfeiture Act, Highlight, RCMP  
　　　　

Ex-Mountie Sues Over Medical Pot Raid

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A former RCMP officer living with severe multiple sclerosis is suing the Mounties and Health Canada for damages suffered after his former colleagues raided his medical marijuana nursery. Carlos (Cam) Cavaco, 50, and his wife Marnie O’Neil, who also acts as his sole caregiver, on Thursday filed a B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit alleging that on [...]
August 27, 2011 · Posted in Health Canada, Highlight, Medical Marijuana Canadian, Medical Marijuana Patients, RCMP  
　　　　

Time To Decriminalize Pot

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Fans of the classic Nova Scotia television show “Trailer Park Boys” likely remember the episode in which “the boys” hijacked Rita MacNeil’s tour bus and forced MacNeil and her entourage into helping them harvest an outdoor marijuana grow-operation as they broke out in a spontaneous rendition of “Working Man.” Well, it’s coming on harvest time [...]
August 10, 2011 · Posted in Canadian Cannabis News, Decriminalization, Highlight, Nova Scotia, Police, RCMP  
　　　　

HIV Sufferer Has Medical Marijuana Confiscated

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A St.  John’s man had $1,500 of medical marijuana confiscated when he went to pick up a package at Purolator and was met by the RCMP instead. Richard Oakley, who tested positive for HIV 25 years ago, moved back to the province from British Columbia three months ago to be near family. He told The [...]
July 12, 2011 · Posted in Health Canada, Highlight, Medical Marijuana Canadian, Medical Marijuana Patients, Police, RCMP, St. John's