WARREN HITZIG, ALISON MYRDEN, ) Alan N
COURT FILE NO.: 02-CV-230401CM1 02-CV-226629CM1 573/2002 DATE: 20030109 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE B E T W E E N: ) ) WARREN HITZIG, ALISON MYRDEN, ) Alan N. Young, MARY-LYNNE CHAMNEY, CATHERINE ) For the Applicants, DEVRIES, JARI DVORAK, STEPHEN VAN ) Hitzig and Myrden DE KEMP, DEBORAH ANNE STULTZ- ) GIFFIN & MARCO RENDA ) Paul Burstein, ) For the Applicant, Applicants ) Renda ) ) Joseph Neuberger, ) For the Applicants, ) Stultz-Giffin and Van De Kemp - and - ) ) Leora R. Shemesh, ) For the Applicants, ) Devries, Dvorak and Chamney ) HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ) Harvey Frankel, Q.C. & Respondent ) Lara Speirs, ) For the Respondent ) AND BETWEEN: ) ) ) TERRANCE PARKER ) In Person Applicant ) ) - and - ) ) HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ) Alain Préfontaine, ) For the Respondent Respondent ) ) ) ) ) Page: 2 AND BETWEEN: ) ) JOHN C. TURMEL AND J.J. MARC ) In Person PAQUETTE ) ) Applicants ) - and - ) ) HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ) Alain Préfontaine, ) For the Respondent Respondent ) HEARD: September 19 & 20, 2002 and October 18, 2002 LEDERMAN J. INTRODUCTION [1] This is yet another legal proceeding arising from the tension that presently exists in Canada between the criminal and the medicinal use of marijuana. Although the Minister of Justice has recently announced his intention to introduce legislation to decriminalize the simple possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, its continuing criminal status plays an important part in this case. [2] These applications concern the constitutionality of the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations, S.O.R./2001-227, made by the Governor in Council on 14 June 2001 pursuant to subsection 55(1) of Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19. More particularly, at issue is whether these regulations, in conjunction with prohibitions specified in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act [CDSA], violate some or all of the applicants’ rights to liberty and security of the person as guaranteed by s.
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