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| Compassion Club Trial May Weigh Feds' Pot Rules |
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Posted by CN Staff on May 14, 2002 at 10:13:15 PT By Lynn Moore, Montreal Gazette Source: Montreal Gazette 
A Quebec Court judge agreed yesterday to hear evidence about whether recent federal regulations allowing authorized Canadians to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes are useful - in practise, as opposed to theory - for ailing Quebecers. Judge Gilles Cadieux agreed to hear from two of four witnesses proposed by the defence in the trial of two Compassion Club of Montreal volunteers.Marijuana Party leaders and activists Marc St-Maurice and Alexandre Néron were charged with marijuana possession and trafficking following a police raid on the Rachel St. centre more than two years ago. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #3 posted by Naaps on May 14, 2002 at 11:40:54 PT |
| Marc Boris St. Maurice and Alexandre Neron had only opened the Montreal Compassion Club less than a month before it was busted leading to this court case. Marc founded the Federal Marijuana Party tackling the issue directly. Crown lawyer Robert Marchi claims that the activists should attack the federal regulations ‘directly’, not ‘indirectly’ through the current case. He is off base saying this because there are two ways of changing the law; through Parliament and through Court rulings. Clearly, he is uncomfortable because Quebec Court Judge Gilles Cadieux already has indicated that he considers the marijuana laws unconstitutional. I’m optimistic that the outcome of this case will have the defendants walk with absolute discharges. Moreover, I’m hoping that Judge Cadieux will issue a strong statement pushing Ottawa for amendments to protect the compassion clubs. The patients, those operating the clubs, and the growers all need protection. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #2 posted by E_Johnson on May 14, 2002 at 11:14:59 PT |
| It helps to read the article first [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by E_Johnson on May 14, 2002 at 11:02:47 PT |
| A Quebec Court judge agreed yesterday to hear evidence about whether recent federal regulations allowing authorized Canadians to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes are useful - in practise, as opposed to theory - for ailing Quebecers. Theory means you have never done something before but you have an idea IN YOUR HEAD how it might play out if it were done in the real world. Medical marijuana rests on that notorious animal known as "anecdotal evidence." Anecdotal evidence comes from PRACTICE by definition, not by theory at all. Theory has nothing to do with anecdotal evidence. However, when you have a theory that explains a collection of anecdotal evidence, then you are on your way to an established fact. Medical marijuana has plenty of both. Journalists are just plain stupid, aren't they? It's not nice to say that but it's aggravating when these people don't even understand the words they are using in the lead paragraph of their story. [ Post Comment ] |
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