by Andrew Barbacki | Mar 25, 2016 | criminal records, Drug Offences, general, non prescription drugs
The Federal Court of Canada recently declared the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (‘new system’) invalid on the basis of constituting an unjustifiable infringement on the s. 7 Charter right to life, liberty and security of the person, giving the federal...
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 | Jul 21, 2009 | Drug Offences, non prescription drugs
The late William F. Buckley Jr. was a renowned political commentator and writer whose conservative views were much admired by right wing proponents of “law and order”, a term referring to harsh criminal law policies including “zero tolerance” in the so-called “war on...