JUDGE TO MULL DECISION IN POT ADVOCATE'S CASE

It will be almost two months before medical marijuana advocate Philippe
Lucas knows the outcome of his court case for possession of the drug for
the purpose of trafficking.

Judge Robert Higinbotham said Monday in Victoria provincial court that he
will issue a written judgment in late June.

Higinbotham also heard further submissions in the case Monday, after
submissions from both sides earlier this month at a sentencing hearing. The
court proceedings followed a guilty plea from Lucas in January.

The charges against Lucas stem from his involvement in running the
Vancouver Island Compassion Society, a non-profit group formed to
distribute marijuana for therapeutic use by people with chronic or painful
conditions.

Defence lawyer John Conroy is calling for an absolute discharge, Crown
counsel Lori McMorran for a fine and a period of probation.