Pubdate: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) JOINTS COST $500 A medical-marijuana activist was fined $500 yesterday for lighting five joints at a pro-pot rally at the University of Victoria in November 2000. Leon Edward "Ted" Smith, 35, who runs a marijuana buyers club out of a downtown Victoria bookstore, was found guilty of marijuana trafficking. The judge rejected Smith's arguments that he had a constitutional right to smoke dope. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth