Alberta woman arrested after RCMP seize 1 marijuana plant from home. One plant! Cuffs and a cage. Ca

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gb123

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An Alberta woman has been charged with production and possession of marijuana after RCMP seized one plant from a home in Hanna, Alta.

RCMP said they executed a search warrant on a residence Saturday where the 48-year-old woman at the time.

One marijuana plant along with equipment used to produce marijuana was seized by RCMP.

The woman was taken into custody but has since been released.

She is expected to appear in court on April 26.
 
TwistedToker

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gb123 said:
An Alberta woman has been charged with production and possession of marijuana after RCMP seized one plant from a home in Hanna, Alta.

RCMP said they executed a search warrant on a residence Saturday where the 48-year-old woman at the time.

One marijuana plant along with equipment used to produce marijuana was seized by RCMP.

The woman was taken into custody but has since been released.

She is expected to appear in court on April 26.
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There is more to this story, I'm guessing. No judge will issue a search warrant for one plant.
 
greg nr

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TwistedToker said:
There is more to this story, I'm guessing. No judge will issue a search warrant for one plant.
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I don't know about up there, but here in the land of the free judges will sign warrants based on suspicion alone. All you have to do is find the right judge, and there are a lot of them.
 
TwistedToker

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greg nr said:
I don't know about up there, but here in the land of the free judges will sign warrants based on suspicion alone. All you have to do is find the right judge, and there are a lot of them.
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It's a little better up here - not much though. Our judges are appointed, not elected, so they don't owe anyone...doesn't mean they can't be 'persuaded' though. Especially in redneck Alberta.
Given that they removed growing equipment, I suspect there is usually more than 1 plant...probably got 'em right after harvest. Unless she has priors it'll get tossed.
 
greg nr

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TwistedToker said:
It's a little better up here - not much though. Our judges are appointed, not elected, so they don't owe anyone...doesn't mean they can't be 'persuaded' though. Especially in redneck Alberta.
Given that they removed growing equipment, I suspect there is usually more than 1 plant...probably got 'em right after harvest. Unless she has priors it'll get tossed.
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Not saying you are wrong, but its odd there were no clones or seedlings or anything in veg. What kind of an indoor grow op is one and done? And "grow equipment" could be a mars led and some nutes. One single plant is very odd for anything other than personal use.
 
TwistedToker

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greg nr said:
Not saying you are wrong, but its odd there were no clones or seedlings or anything in veg. What kind of an indoor grow op is one and done? And "grow equipment" could be a mars led and some nutes. One single plant is very odd for anything other than personal use.
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Yeah, it is odd. maybe they got tipped off. Could be a pissed off ex? Could be that they were planning a move? Hard to say, but one plant won't make it to court.
 
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theres more although not much lol'''

A single plant may seem like a paltry amount, especially with legalization looming, but marijuana is still illegal, said Cpl. Laurel Scott.

"We don't always know what we're going to uncover inside a residence," she said.

"In this case, yes it was one plant, so it was maybe not what they expected to uncover."

The Liberal government is expected to introduce legislation in the House of Commons this week which, if passed, will make marijuana legal in Canada, possibly by next year.

But until that happens, it remains against the law to possess, use, buy or sell marijuana, said Scott, a law police will continue to enforce.
 
greg nr

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Lets not lose track of the fact that (at least in the US) there are literally so many laws, and they are so vaguely written, that all of us could be convicted of a felony on any given day.

In many cases, these will be technical violations you have no idea were violations at all. Put your high blood pressure meds into a pill minder, or put your diabetes meds in a package without the prescription, and get stopped in TN, and you could face felony charges if the cop is a prick. Bring the wrong type of candy back from europe and you could face criminal charges (the little chocolate eggs with toys in them). Give money to the wrong cause or group and you can go to jail.

Technical violations of the law are not a cause to be locked up and dragged through the court system. Technicalities are everywhere, and politicians love to create new ones.

Sure, you broke a law. You had a seed on the floor of your car. You lose your car. Rational punishment?
 
TwistedToker

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Woman arrested over single marijuana plant could be spared criminal charges, Alberta RCMP say
An Alberta woman who was arrested on the weekend after RCMP found a single marijuana plant in her home might face alternative measures instead of criminal charges, police say.

RCMP executed a search warrant at a home in Hanna, about 200 kilometres northeast of Calgary, on Saturday where they found one marijuana plant and equipment used for growing.

The plant was in plain view in a window of the house, "a blatant, obvious violation," said RCMP spokesman Cpl. Curtis Peters.

Police seized the plant and the equipment and arrested a 48-year-old woman at the home. She was charged with production and possession of marijuana.

Alternative measures

She was released and was scheduled to appear in court April 26. However, Peters told CBC News on Monday that RCMP are speaking to Crown prosecutors about the possibility of pursuing alternative measures instead of charges.

The Liberal government is expected to introduce legislation in the House of Commons this week which, if passed, will make marijuana legal in Canada, possibly by next year.

But until that happens, it remains against the law to possess, use, buy or sell marijuana, Cpl. Laurel Scott said Sunday — adding that it's a law police will continue to enforce.

The arrest provoked criticism of the police on social media, including from pot activist Dana Larsen, a marijuana legalization activist who returned to Calgary with free marijuana seeds last Friday, despite a looming court date related to a similar event last year.

And High! Canada tweeted, "Come on?! This is getting downright absurd!"
 
Rusher

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TwistedToker said:
The plant was in plain view in a window of the house, "a blatant, obvious violation," said RCMP spokesman Cpl. Curtis Peters.
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So, it was a form of political protest I guess? Because no one in their right mind would ever do this, unless they wanted to attract attention. I can get behind the idea that it was done intentionally, and support that, but you have to take what comes with that. I was arrested once for attending a pot rally in WPG with some folks.. Mind you they only charged us with disturbing the peace, but we accepted that may happen when we started.
 
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"But until that happens, it remains against the law to possess, use, buy or sell marijuana, said Scott, a law police will continue to enforce."
THEY COULD SHOW SOME GOOD FAITH.
 
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