Pubdate: Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Source: National Post (Canada)
Copyright: 2005 Southam Inc.
Contact:  http://www.nationalpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286
Author: CanWest News Service

COOKIES CONTAINING CANNABIS ENTERED AS EVIDENCE IN VICTORIA MEDICAL 
MARIJUANA TRIAL

Cookies -- peanut butter, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin -- were entered 
as evidence this week in the trial of a Victoria medical marijuana activist.

The cookies, 44 in total, were in plastic Tupperware-style containers and, 
according to Health Canada, contained cannabis resin and in one case -- the 
oatmeal raisin -- tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the active chemical in 
cannabis.

Bottles of massage oil, jars of salve and capsules were also entered as 
evidence. The products were seized during a March 21, 2002, search of the 
Cannabis Buyer's Club in Victoria.

The club supplies marijuana to people suffering from medical conditions or 
disabilities. "The cookies are quite large. They have good ingredients. 
They are quite nutritious," said club founder Ted Smith. Mr. Smith is on 
trial, charged with possession of cannabis resin for the purpose of trafficking.
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