Narcs Arrest Husband Of MS
Patient Harichy At Their Cannabis Compassion Centre.
32 Grams Of Medical Marijuana Seized In Major Drug War Victory!
A Clear Challenge To Health Minister.
(Marijuananews note: The first posting of this
story incorrectly placed the arrest in Edmonton. My apologies.) March 9, 1999
From the Edmonton Sun
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DOPE ACTIVISTS HUBBY CHARGED
(Marijuananews note: This seems to be a clear challenge to the
Health Minister’s medical marijuana proposals. In any case, it makes clear the
urgency of the situation.
The fact that the London police waited until the Harichys had decided to close the club
before they launched the raid means that this is clearly a political act.
Notice the derogatory headline. The Edmonton Sun is very prohibitionist and even
opposes medical marijuana. )
See
Canadian Health
Minister Says He Is "Taking Seriously"
Plea By MS Patient Harichy To Legalize Medical Marijuana
and
Lynn Harichy Says
That There Is No Point In Denying Medicinal Marijuana
and
Edmonton Superweed
Reefer Madness Embarrasses Justice Minister;
Local Paper Opposes Even Medical Marijuana
LONDON, Ont.—The husband of a woman who has fought a lengthy court battle to legalize
pot for medicinal purposes faces charges of drug possession and trafficking.
Mike Harichy, 47, was arrested after a police raid at the Cannabis Compassion Centre he
runs. The centre is owned by his wife, Lynn, who has multiple sclerosis.
The centre opened last year to provide pot to members with specific conditions such as
AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis, or people with a letter from their doctor endorsing
pot use for their ailments.
It was scheduled to close for good after a final delivery of
marijuana to members last Friday, Lynn Harichy said yesterday. But that afternoon police
armed with a search warrant raided the centre and 32.4 grams of marijuana were seized,
said Det. Insp. Dave Lucio.
Lynn Harichy, 37, who says she smokes pot to deal with pain and nausea of her illness,
said the seized amount was less than 20 grams. She had decided to close the centre because
of Ottawa’s recent announcement of plans for clinical trials on the medical use of
pot.
See
Canadian Health
Minister Proposes "Clinical Trials" For Medical Marijuana;
Promises Immediate Access For Some Individuals.
"He doesn’t want a restrictive process that would deny access in compassionate
cases."
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She made headlines in 1997 when she sat in front of police headquarters and tried to
light a joint. She was charged with possession.
Lynn Harichy’s trial has been delayed until a decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal
on a pivotal medicinal marijuana case.
See
Trial Delayed Again
For Canadian MS Patient Lynn Harichy Until Ruling On Parker Case
Mike Harichy appears in court tomorrow.
Copyright: 1999, Canoe Limited Partnership.
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