Tuesday, 9. December 2003
Topic: DRUGS - on December 9, 2003 at 8:36:16 PM CET
Ottawa stays pot charges in 4,000 cases
Ottawa is making it a green Christmas for 4,000 people -- it plans to stay thousands of charges of pot possession as a result of legal battles over medicinal marijuana.
The decision will apply to every person in Canada charged with possession of marijuana between July 31, 2001, and Oct. 7, 2003, Justice Department spokeswoman Pascale Boulay said yesterday.
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