Lol okNiagara Falls Review
Pot crop leads to conviction
Monday, November 9, 2015
A Niagara man who grew his own marijuana crop when he couldn't find a physician to help him get a licence has been placed under house arrest.
Jarett Burchard on Monday in an Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines received a 60-day conditional sentence, followed by probation for two years, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Defence lawyer Tom Jamieson said his client's doctor had "an aversion" to assisting with the paperwork needed to apply for a licence to grow medical marijuana.
"I have a number of clients where this is warranted but they're just not getting it," he told Judge Terry Vyse.
He said Burchard has a medical condition and was growing marijuana for himself and not for commercial use.
Federal prosecutor Sara Ramalho told the judge that the defendant has previous drug-related convictions.
"He hasn't learned from his prior mistakes," she said.
The Hamilton Spectator
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Nicole O'Reilly
Thu Mar 07 2013 09:00:00
Gravelle family members busted in “medicinal marijuana” grow-op
Andre Gravelle leaves the Sopinka Courthoouse in 2006
after murder charges against him were withdrawn in the
unsolved slayings of Lynn and Fred Gilbank
Sheryl Nadler
RCMP and Hamilton police have laid a number of charges, including being part of a criminal organization, against members of the notorious Gravelle family and associates for “egregious exploitation” of Health Canada’s medical marijuana program.
Police allege the group, which also includes a lawyer for the family, schemed to disguise a profitable marijuana grow operation as legitimate medical marijuana.
They amassed a “substantial number” of licences and distributed the drugs as far away as Newfoundland, police allege.
Kingpin André Gravelle, 48, has been in jail since November 2012 after having his parole suspended. RCMP passed on information during the process of the marijuana investigation.
Gravelle is serving a sentence of three years and 10 months for conspiracy to import hash oil and conspiracy to possess hash oil for the purpose of trafficking stemming from a $15-million, international hash oil smuggling ring busted in Nova Scotia in September 2008.
He was released on parole in November 2010. His sentence ends Feb. 13, 2014.
The 12 people arrested during the latest bust face charges of participation in a criminal organization, conspiracy to traffic in a controlled substance, production of a controlled substance, possession for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance, trafficking a controlled substances, obstruction of justice, false pretences, counseling to commit an indictable offence, and failure to comply with a probation order.
The Barrie Examiner
Innisfil medical marijuana grower caught in the middle
By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner
Friday, November 6, 2015
Charles Quesnel of Innisfil gardening last summer before being arrested and charged for possession and production
of marijuana. PHOTO: SUBMITTED
Charles Quesnel holds up his medical marijuana grow-licence that expired last year. He's hoping he can get approval
to grow marijuana plants again at his new home in Innisfil. CHERYL BROWNE/Barrie Examiner
INNISFIL — Sitting in his wheelchair with his hands curled in his lap, 34-year-old Charles Quesnel is hoping the legalization of marijuana comes sooner rather than later.
It probably won’t come before his court date, where he’ll face a judge to explain why he had 400 plants growing on his eight acres in Innisfil in mid-September.
But, the mostly quadriplegic man who lost most of the use of his hands and legs when he took a bad bounce on a trampoline 20 years ago, said he’s hoping last year’s medical marijuana grow certificate will be taken into consideration by the judge, as looming pressure by the new Liberal government to legalize his “medicine” seems to be on the not-to-distant horizon.
A man's second conviction for drug trafficking got him the mandatory minimum of a year in jail in Sarnia court.
James Trevor Munroe, 23, of Sarnia pleaded guilty to the June 19, 2014 possession of marijuana for trafficking and violating a court order to keep the peace.
On June 19, a Sarnia police raid of Munroe's home found four bags of marijuana weighing a total of 97 grams (3.4 ounces) with a street value of $970, scales and $280.
It was Munroe's second conviction for such an offence. Munroe had been convicted in February 2014 of possession for trafficking.
The second conviction brings a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in jail, said federal prosecutor Michael Robb.
In November 2012, Canada's drug laws were changed to create the mandatory minimum sentence for a second conviction within 10 years for possession for trafficking.
The college student was aware of the mandatory sentence, said defence lawyer David Stoesser.
"This is mandatory, not much I can do," said Munroe.
Prior to his arrest, Munroe could have done something but as a judge he had no discretion to alter the "extremely harsh" penalty, said Justice Mark Hornblower.
A year's probation will follow the jail time to provide guidance to Munroe so the June offence becomes his last conviction, said Hornblower.
A lifetime weapons ban was also imposed.
neil.bowen@sunmedia.ca
Found 3 examples after a 5 min cursory Internet search.
Shall I go on ?
If they got rich I'm glad. They kept us supplied. If you enjoy it now...thank those who brought it to you in the past. Where would you be without their bravery ?
This is odd, people blame the high plant count numbers for the MMAR repeal. Some self proclaimed heros coming out and saying "If the mmar guys didnt have 200 lights i could grow" this isnt true. If anyone took the time to read up or follow the Allard case you would know HC didnt shut it down because of high plant counts or X number of lights. They shut it down by playing politics and trying to scare anyone and everyone about fire and mold and dangled a HA death head keychain to make there organized crime statement.
Just giving real world examples of people getting busted for exactly what your Incessantly blabbing on About. LP's are expensive. But how much you think it cost to have a lawyer represent you in court ? Edit..... I guess you know personally. How much you pay for your day in court?
Johnny...
first guy was never licensed
criminal organization
he let it expire...
you're grasping ...Johnny but
ya please continue your ???? what ever it is you think you're doing..
Still have said zero about bravory. Yes im glad about their work but lets face it they did it more for them. So I'll ask again what bravory?
No comment..the problem Gmac is the guy fights like a chick...cant keep his head on his point and loses track easily
what I blab about...and what is that Johnny? Please fire that one off!!!
What bravery...WTF...too stupid to even address.....that's right risk and reward duh..
You said it. Now you wont back it up. Name one person to lose their life or freedom to save a medical marijuanna patient without a net gain for themselves. Otherwise our idea of being brave are totally different.
All I'm trying to say is. if someone, a "sick person" took your advise and just said "fuck the man, I'm sick " and planted some seeds. There's consequences. And then here you flip it around saying they didn't have their license. Most of the examples had legit medical reasons to use mmj.what I blab about...and what is that Johnny? Please fire that one off!!!
You cant because you dont even know what you are yappin about in the end..
Think you missed my point. That was said about those who supplied from the BM in the past.
You're the type of dude id medicate with lol
