News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Pot Advocate Loses Charter Bid |
| Title: | CN BC: Pot Advocate Loses Charter Bid |
| Published On: | 2005-10-01 |
| Source: | Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-19 18:10:05 |
POT ADVOCATE LOSES CHARTER BID
Ted Smith, Victoria's most-arrested champion of medical marijuana,
lost a constitutional challenge Friday to the pot charge he is facing
next in court.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice R.D. Wilson dismissed an application in
which Smith's lawyer, Robert Moore-Stewart, attempted to contend
Smith's rights, guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, were
violated.
Smith will go to court on Oct. 11, before a Supreme Court judge and
jury, on a charge of possession of THC for the purpose of trafficking.
He was arrested at a pro-marijuana rally, on Nov. 15, 2000. Police
contended he was passing out marijuana cookies.
Ted Smith, Victoria's most-arrested champion of medical marijuana,
lost a constitutional challenge Friday to the pot charge he is facing
next in court.
B.C. Supreme Court Justice R.D. Wilson dismissed an application in
which Smith's lawyer, Robert Moore-Stewart, attempted to contend
Smith's rights, guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, were
violated.
Smith will go to court on Oct. 11, before a Supreme Court judge and
jury, on a charge of possession of THC for the purpose of trafficking.
He was arrested at a pro-marijuana rally, on Nov. 15, 2000. Police
contended he was passing out marijuana cookies.
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