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| Title: | CN NS: Judge Nixes Pot In Jail |
| Published On: | 2002-09-11 |
| Source: | Toronto Sun (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-22 02:09:20 |
JUDGE NIXES POT IN JAIL
HALIFAX -- A Nova Scotia man's fight for marijuana in prison has gone to pot.
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge rejected yesterday a request by Michael
Patriquen, who said a prison term without marijuana would violate his
charter rights.
Patriquen, of Halifax, has permission to smoke pot for medicinal purposes.
He suffers from chronic neck pain stemming from a 1999 car crash.
But before he received permission to smoke marijuana, Patriquen was
arrested on drug charges. He pleaded guilty.
HALIFAX -- A Nova Scotia man's fight for marijuana in prison has gone to pot.
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge rejected yesterday a request by Michael
Patriquen, who said a prison term without marijuana would violate his
charter rights.
Patriquen, of Halifax, has permission to smoke pot for medicinal purposes.
He suffers from chronic neck pain stemming from a 1999 car crash.
But before he received permission to smoke marijuana, Patriquen was
arrested on drug charges. He pleaded guilty.
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