Friday, 3. January 2003
Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:13:59 AM CET
Teen's acquittal throws pot laws into doubt
Judge accepts defence argument that Ottawa has failed to address gap in law An Ontario Court judge has thrown out a marijuana charge against a 16-year-old boy in a ruling lawyers heralded today as another sign that Canada's pot laws are relaxing.
Justice Douglas Phillips dropped the charge after lawyer Brian McAllister argued in court that there is effectively NO law prohibiting the possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana.
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