COPS SNUFF SMITHS FALLS MEDICINAL POT GROWER

A Smiths Falls business that has been growing medicinal marijuana
since February was raided by police yesterday. Smiths Falls police
confiscated 221 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of
about $220,000 and said charges are pending.

Police said last night they seized the plants after determining
Carasel Harvest Supply Corp. was not licensed by Health Canada.

Carasel CEO Samantha Klinck last night would not speak about
yesterday's events, but did meet with the town's planning committee
council the day before the raid to discuss amending the zoning bylaw
to permit a greenhouse. "I can only speculate that Carasel wanted to
get the medication to these people as quickly as possible and that was
why they decided to go ahead and grow without first obtaining the
licence," said Ron Marzel, a Toronto lawyer speaking on behalf of the
company.

Marzel represents 30 critically ill patients who have submitted
applications to Health Canada asking the government department to
allow Carasel to grow medicinal marijuana on their behalf.

He said Health Canada rejected the applications based on a section of
the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations that was later struck down by
the Ontario Court of Appeal as an unconstitutional obstacle.