Archive for October 26th, 2006
Top court unanimously strikes down conviction of pot activist
Thursday, October 26th, 2006OTTAWA — A Calgary man who uses marijuana to help cope with his multiple sclerosis has been granted a new trial after the Supreme Court of Canada found he was deprived of his “constitutional right� to a trial by jury when found guilty of drug charges.
In a unanimous decision, the top court quashed Grant Krieger’s [...]