Pubdate: Tue, 15 Nov 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
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmjcn.htm (Cannabis - Medicinal - Canada)

MEDICINAL MARIJUANA ADVOCATES SUING AFTER VANCOUVER GROW BUSTERS RAID 
LICENSED GROW-OP

A trio of medical marijuana advocates is suing the City of Vancouver 
for $400,000 after police raided a federally licensed indoor grow 
operation set up in the basement of a rented Vancouver home.

"It's surprising with all this talk of liberal policies in Vancouver 
- -- the safe injection sites, legal brothels and so forth -- that 
something that is legal, that is authorized by Health Canada remains 
taboo," said Michael Maniotis, one of three men who filed the lawsuit 
against the city in B.C. Supreme Court.

Mr. Maniotis, Yoram Adler and Dale Waldman say their Charter rights 
were violated when Vancouver's Grow Busters drug team, acting on a 
search warrant, raided Mr. Waldman's home on Sept. 8. Mr. Adler is 
licensed to grow up to 49 marijuana plants for personal use. Messrs. 
Adler and Maniotis are Mr. Waldman's tenants.
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