Ganja Game On

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It’s only the third week of 2010 and my summer schedule is looking like it’s going to be heated. Barring any last minute changes my personal marijuana production charge, for growing 70 plants at 333 St. Paul St., will be heard over five to seven weeks in July and August. Put grandma to bed folks because this one is going to be a slobberknocker.

Tuesday, Jan. 19 local St. Catharines prosecutor Darren Anger met with Paul “The Legalizer” Lewin to discuss my case behind closed doors with a judge. The meeting allowed both sides to discuss openly their intentions.

We’re seeking a Section 56 exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act.

Just like the one epileptic Terry Parker has.

Lewin explained we intend to call over 100 witnesses in similar situations as mine to ensure there’s plenty of evidence of government wrong doing. To support our argument my right to use medicinal marijuana (see R. v Parker) is being severely infringed.

Health Canada’s Medicinal Marijuana Programme director is scheduled to testify. Unlike the last time HC testified in a cannabis case, it won’t be behind closed doors.

Yes, embarrassing the feds is part of the plan.

The government’s position is that they haven’t infringed on my right to possess medicinal marijuana. I’m not charged with possessing, just growing marijuana.

The government notes Canadians don’t have a right to grow medicinal marijuana. In fact according to some of the documents we’ve obtained via court disclosure the fed’s are working diligently to stop issuing medicinal marijuana grow licenses.

And they’d be perfectly within case law to do so.

Our case will severely hamper those plans.

And such things as the dastardly bill C-15, the mandatory minimums for marijuana growers that died when parliament stopped working.

Fearing serious repercussions to the nation’s drug laws, the fed’s might withdraw the charge. Anger suggested he has three options. Proceed with the prosecution, have the Department of Justice proceed with the prosecution or withdraw my charge.

If the feds withdraw (making me 3 – 0) I intend to shout Hallelujah I’m Growing Cannabis Tomorrow. I could be charged for growing again. Thus starting the whole process over.

A strategic withdrawal by the prosecutor doesn’t help me nor the thousands who can’t access the government program.

We want to pry open those doors.

Since my bust two years ago I lost everything.

My home (evicted without conviction for growing cannabis under a provincial Liberal law), my ferrets (Gonzo & Honey Bear) and almost all my personal possessions. It has effected my relationships. Put stress on my family and friends, who worry about the toil the unknown is taking on me.

If convicted I could do 18 months in prison.

Or more!

I swore I do whatever it takes to see a trial, but on those cold lonely winter nights I sometimes second guess my decision.

This isn’t living, this is survival, I just make it look cool.

When the day comes when we’ve won, I’m shouting in court, “GONZO, HONEY BEAR, YOUR DADDY DID IT!”

Bruce Buffer will announce, “And still Cannabis Champion of the World…”

Then I’m going to fall on my knees like James Brown, have a budbabe throw a cape on me, then proceed to strut John Travolta style out of the courtroom and into the sunset.

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