LEGAL PSYLOCIBIN – for medical use.

For the first time since 1974 magic mushrooms have been granted an exemption upon the belief that the exemption is needed for a medical or scientific purpose or is in the public interest. Studies are being conducted about psilocybin’s potential therapeutic benefits for treating anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and problematic drug use. https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/medical-malpractice/four-late-stage-cancer-patients-granted-legal-exemption-to-use-magic-mushrooms-for-therapy/332906?utm_source=GA&utm_medium=20200902&utm_campaign=CLW-Newsletter-20200902&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

REVOKING CITIZENSHIP OF TREASONOUS CANADIANS – A GOOD IDEA?

  Revoking citizenship of treasonous Canadians.  Is this a good idea and if so, how should it be done?  Will there be 2 classes of citizenship – a second class of those eligible for dual citizenship?  Should we rely upon the judgment of foreign courts?  Is it better to imprison or deport such offenders?  There …

WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT OF YOUR LAWYER – New ATC Breath and Blood Alcohol Standards

  If you’re charged with a drinking and driving offence, these technical requirements are only one aspect of your case a criminal defence lawyer should analyze in assessing whether you have a viable defence. (Thank you Jim Wigmore for bringing these recommendations to our attention.) New ATC Breath and Blood Alcohol Standards.

CAN POLICE LEGALLY SEARCH YOUR CAR IF THEY CLAIM TO SMELL MARIJUANA?

We all know that in unrelated traffic stops police often claim to smell the odour of marijuana as an excuse to search the vehicle. I have always argued that the odour of burnt cannabis in a car is indicative that there WAS (past tense) weed smoked in the car at some time in the past …

Killed in An Accident at 8 Months: Canada Says Unborn Baby Wasn’t a Human Being | LifeNews.com

Our criminal law draws the line between the rights of an unborn child to life and the rights of a mother to abortion. The line is currently drawn  “that as long as you make sure the baby is dead in utero there’s absolutely no criminal charge, but if you deliver the baby alive [and it …

WHATEVER YOU SAY OR POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW

 Our criminal code defines defamatory libel as a matter published that is likely to injure the reputation of a person by exposing him/her to hatred, …contempt or ridicule or designed to insult the person. A libel is published when it is exhibited in public or caused to be read or seen. If convicted of this …

JUDGES DON’T ALWAYS BELIEVE THE POLICE OFFICER

I often hear clients express the concern that if they go to trial the Judge will just believe the police officer and disbelieve them.  Simply put, that is not necessarily true. In one case I defended a client charged with running an ecstasy lab where the York Regional police officer fabricated 2 notebooks covering a …