by Andrew Barbacki | Jan 7, 2021 | Drug Offences
Criminal lawyers as well as the courts have always found the law of entrapment difficult to apply in real life situations. The doctrine as set out by the Supreme Court provides for two basic types of entrapment: (a) when the authorities provide a person with an...
by Andrew Barbacki | Mar 25, 2016 | criminal records, Drug Offences, general, non prescription drugs
The Federal Court of Canada recently declared the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (‘new system’) invalid on the basis of constituting an unjustifiable infringement on the s. 7 Charter right to life, liberty and security of the person, giving the federal...
by Andrew Barbacki | Mar 21, 2016 | Drug Offences
In June 2013, the Government of Canada adopted the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) to ensure adequate assessment of applications for marijuana production licenses. Health Canada also makes sure that Canadians with a medical need have access to...
by Andrew Barbacki | Feb 28, 2016 | Drug Offences
In Canada, there are several offenses related to narcotics such as possession, trafficking, production, import, export and others. Recently, the Government of Justin Trudeau began a process of legalizing cannabis or marijuana in Canada. What about now? Can you find...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jul 31, 2014 | Drug Offences, Extradition
On July 9th, 2014, Canada’s leading pro-marijuana activist, Marc “Prince of Pot” Emery, was released from a federal correctional institution in Mississippi after serving a 5-year sentence. The Vancouver resident was extradited to the U.S. in 2009, at age 56, where he...
by Andrew Barbacki | Jan 1, 2014 | Drug Offences, general
This New Year is also Opening Day for retail stores licensed by the State of Colorado to sell marijuana to the public. For the first time the drug will be sold legally over the counter with no medical or other authorization required. Any Colorado resident over the...