by Andrew Barbacki | Mar 11, 2011 | Drug Offences, offences, prosecutors
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110311/nova-scotia-lawyer-convicted-of-smuggling-drugs-to-client-110311/ It’s always sad to see a criminal lawyer cross the line and become a criminal former lawyer. In the case referred to in the above article a former...
by Andrew Barbacki | Aug 27, 2010 | Drug Offences
While billions of dollars are being spent in a fruitless effort to stem the flow of traditional illegal drugs into our society a new target for politicians to throw money after is emerging. Doda is an easily produced crude refinement of the poppy flower, the plant...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jul 29, 2010 | Drug Offences
http://www.theprovince.com/health/Science+opposing+drugs+overwhelming+prof/3306799/story.html Previous rants on the subject of North America’s misguided war on drugs have made the point that attempting to eliminate the supply of recreational drugs is doomed to...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jun 8, 2010 | Drug Offences, non prescription drugs
http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Raids+kilos+marijuana/3109456/story.html The recent police raid on the so-called compassion clubs where marijuana was openly sold for supposedly medical purposes came as no surprise to most criminal lawyers in Montreal. Despite...
by Andrew Barbacki | May 25, 2010 | Drug Offences
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Jamaica+security+forces+clash+with+gunmen/3067656/story.html A previous blog discussed the more enlightened drug policy advocated by the late conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. which recognizes the inevitability of...
by Andrew Barbacki | May 15, 2010 | Drug Offences, Extradition
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/05/14/bc-marijuana-extradition-marc-emery.html Faced with the controversial issue of open promotion of marijuana use by pot activist Marc Emery our fearless right wing leader decided to avoid confrontation in Canada...