Archive for January 1st, 2007
Compassion Club Raided,Names Taken
Monday, January 1st, 2007
Coombs-Area Club Founder Russell Arrested, Charged With Trafficking In Marijuana
The Mid-Island Compassion Club has been busted.
Mark Russell, the founder of the Coombs chapter of the Cannabis Buyers Club of Canada, who supplies marijuana to sick people who use it for pain relief, was raided by members of the Courtenay RCMP on Dec. 22 and [...]
Pot Advocates in Messy Divorce
Monday, January 1st, 2007Patriquen Fined In 2005, Stephen Faces Proceeds-Of-Crime Trial
Talk about a buzz killer.
Two high-profile marijuana advocates were in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Friday fighting over a piece of land in Middle Sackville.
Michael Patriquen and Melanie Stephen are in the process of getting a divorce, but he had also launched a civil suit against her, trying [...]
Town to Study How Grow-Ops Impact Property Values
Monday, January 1st, 2007 In light of health concerns and the impacts on adjacent property values, Town staff will take a look at what the municipality can do about marijuana grow-operations in area homes.
Ward 4 Councillor Bob Inglis raised the issue at a recent council meeting.
Town CAO Denis Perlin said the issue is also being examined at the [...]
Up in Smoke
Monday, January 1st, 2007UP IN SMOKE
Man suspended by company after testing positive for marijuana use is filing a human rights complaint
A man suspended from work after testing positive for pot has filed a human rights complaint, claiming his boss refused to let him see the company drug-testing policy.
Stephen Shorten, 46, says he suffers from chronic pain and smokes [...]
Breaking the Law to Bust Grow-Ops
Monday, January 1st, 2007Surrey Residents Making False Break-in Calls
Surrey residents are calling in bogus break-in complaints to get Mounties to raid suspected marijuana growing operations.
The tactic was disclosed by a senior drug investigator during a B.C. Supreme Court sentencing hearing for a husband-and-wife team busted during a 2003 crackdown by Surrey RCMP.