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1 CN NS: Charges Against Cannabis Crusader WithdrawnMon, 14 May 2012
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS)          Area:Nova Scotia Lines:61 Added:05/15/2012

Cannabis Crusader Has Been in Europe Since 2009

AMHERST - A series of drug charges against an Athol man who says he's exiled in Europe have been withdrawn.

Rickey Logan Simpson, 62, was charged with the production of cannabis marijuana, possession of cannabis marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of cannabis marijuana and possession of cannabis resin following a raid of his Athol Road home in November 2009. Simpson was in Amsterdam, Holland accepting the Freedom Fighter of the Year Award at the annual Cannabis Cup when the raid occurred and it's believe he has been in Europe since then.

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2 CN NS: ARHS Students Will Not Be Prosecuted Following DrugWed, 21 Apr 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Cole, Darrell Area:Nova Scotia Lines:61 Added:04/21/2010

Police to Use Restorative Justice and Adult Diversion

AMHERST - Most, if not all students arrested at Amherst Regional High School following a drug raid earlier this month will escape criminal prosecution.

Deputy Chief Ian Naylor of the Amherst Police Department said that while interviews still have to be completed with two of the 30 youth arrested, the 28 young people and all five adults detained qualify for either restorative justice or adult diversion.

"Our goal has always been finding a positive outcome and what we've been saying from the beginning is that we would look at all situations to see if they met the criteria for referral to the programs," Naylor said. "We have to be fair and we have to be consistent and that's what we have done."

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3 CN NS: Editorial: Community Response NeededThu, 15 Apr 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS)          Area:Nova Scotia Lines:51 Added:04/19/2010

Amherst was thrust into the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons last week when 22 students at ARHS were arrested following a drug raid.

In the days that have followed, some have accused police of being heavy handed, though those arrested were allegedly conducting an illegal activity in an education setting.

There have been more than a few questions whether Amherst needs this bad publicity when there has been more than enough negative press of late, including a two per cent hike in the HST.

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4 CN NS: Case of N.S. Lawyer Accused of Passing Drugs to ClientThu, 15 Apr 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS)          Area:Nova Scotia Lines:78 Added:04/19/2010

HALIFAX - A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Halifax lawyer accused of passing drugs to a client in jail.

Anne Calder's right to a fair trial was violated when the Crown disclosed new evidence against her last Friday, Justice Peter Bryson ruled Wednesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.

Bryson said the evidence, which is banned from publication, was "highly prejudicial" to Calder and that its late disclosure breached her right to make "full answer and defence" to the charges against her.

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5 CN NS: School Drug Net WidensThu, 15 Apr 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Cole, Darrell Area:Nova Scotia Lines:77 Added:04/17/2010

Number Of Amherst Regional High Students Under Investigation Rises To 36

AMHERST - The number of students at Amherst Regional High School under investigation in relation to a drug bust at the school last week has increased to 36.

Amherst Police Deputy Chief Ian Naylor confirmed Wednesday that interviews with those arrested last Friday and information gathered from the surveillance led to an additional 14 students being investigated.

" There were some people who weren't in school on Friday and were identified from the surveillance," Naylor said.

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6 CN NS: No Charges Yet In ARHS Drug RaidTue, 13 Apr 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Cole, Darrell Area:Nova Scotia Lines:73 Added:04/14/2010

Twenty-Two Students Arrested, Suspended By School Board

AMHERST - It could be several days before police are in a position to announce what charges will be laid, if any, following a drug raid at Amherst Regional High School on Friday.

"This is an ongoing investigation and like any investigation a decision on charges is pending the completion of that investigation. There haven't been any decisions (on charges) yet," Deputy chief Ian Naylor of the Amherst Police Department said Monday at a press conference.

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7 CN NS: Police Raid SchoolMon, 12 Apr 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Cole, Darrell Area:Nova Scotia Lines:86 Added:04/13/2010

Twenty-Two Students Arrested For Alleged Drug Use On Arhs Property

AMHERST - Police and school officials are planning to hold a news conference today to answer questions about a drug bust at Amherst Regional High School on Friday.

A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were seized and 22 students arrested following a raid by members of the Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Unit.

" We had received complaints from the community about alleged drug use in the parking lot at the school. The street crime unit set up surveillance at the school and took the appropriate action," Amherst Police Deputy Chief Ian Naylor said.

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8 CN NS: You Got ServedTue, 26 Jan 2010
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Tetanish, Raissa Area:Nova Scotia Lines:72 Added:01/26/2010

Tenants Forced To Vacate Apartment After Complaints Of Illegal Drug Activity

AMHERST - Cumberland County has seen some of its first action under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act.

The leaseholder of an apartment in a house on Charles Street has been told to vacate the premises after residents in the community complained about illegal drug activities.

Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit Const. Tim Hunter said an investigation has been ongoing with the unit, the Criminal Intelligence Service Nova Scotia and Department of Justice Public Safety for the past five months into the activities at 8 1/2 Charles Street.

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9 CN NS: Summons Issued For Cannabis CrusaderThu, 17 Dec 2009
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS)          Area:Nova Scotia Lines:26 Added:12/17/2009

AMHERST - Rick Simpson, convicted once on marijuana charges, is facing more production and possession charges following a raid at his Athol home last month.

A summons has been issued for Simpson, who is in Europe, to appear in provincial court Jan. 11 to answer to the charges.

He's facing one count each of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and unlawful production of marijuana.

He's also facing one count of possession of a weapon while prohibited from doing so and placing a device intended for bodily harm.

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10 CN NS: Cannabis Crusader Simpson Exiled In EuropeThu, 10 Dec 2009
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Wagstaff, Andrew Area:Nova Scotia Lines:106 Added:12/10/2009

SPRINGHILL - One day before Rick Simpson was lauded as the Freedom Fighter of the Year at the annual Cannabis Cup in Europe, police here once again raided his Little Forks home.

Simpson, who claims he has found a cure for cancer and other ailments with hemp oil, has now declared himself an exile in Europe. Twice convicted of drug charges, he has thus far been able to avoid a jail sentence, but said he fears he won't be so lucky this time.

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11 CN NS: Nipping It In The BudMon, 30 Nov 2009
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Tetanish, Raissa Area:Nova Scotia Lines:93 Added:12/05/2009

Amherst Daily News reporter Raissa Tetanish follows police as they raid marijuana plots in Cumberland County

SHULIE - For five straight hours, I scoured the woods of the Chignecto Game Sanctuary along with three members of the Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit. What were we looking for? Marijuana.

Cpl. Mike Johnson said I would be able to smell the plant before I saw it, and he was right.

After arriving in the Shulie area with Johnson, Cpl. Dave Baldwin and Const. Tim Hunter, I jumped on a buggy with Hunter while Johnson and Baldwin took to their all-terrain vehicles.

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12 CN NS: PUB LTE: Is This Your Canada?Fri, 04 Dec 2009
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Barth, Russell Area:Nova Scotia Lines:54 Added:12/04/2009

To The Editor,

Guess who is most pleased about this eradication policy. The 90 to 95 per cent of growers who will never be caught. This colossal waste of time and money is not only failing to fix things, it is, in fact, outrageously counterproductive.

Think about it: If the police busted twice as many grows this year as last year, they would still only get about 20 per cent of them. One-fifth. Probably less.

And every time they bust one grow - indoor, outdoor, small or big - all they do is make the ones they don't catch that much more valuable. Not only is the illegality of pot the very thing that makes growing it so lucrative, the police are actually subsidizing the entire industry by busting only a minority of them.

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13 CN NS: Ramblers Learn About Making Right ChoicesThu, 08 Oct 2009
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Mathieson, Dave Area:Nova Scotia Lines:105 Added:10/09/2009

Fredericton RCMP Officer Spills the Beans About Dangers of 'Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll' Lifestyle

AMHERST - The hard, cold, brutal facts of the drug life were imparted to the Amherst Ramblers hockey team last night at the Super 8 hotel by an RCMP officer who spent many years in the drug underworld as an undercover officer.

"This is not a presentation you will see in your classroom," said Sergeant Ross Gorman of the Fredericton RCMP in his rapid-fire delivery. "This presentation is going to be sex, drugs and rock and roll, the way I saw it on the streets when I was buying dope in east-end Vancouver.

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14 CN BC: B.C.'s Prince of Pot Surrenders for Extradition to U.S.Tue, 29 Sep 2009
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS)          Area:British Columbia Lines:85 Added:09/28/2009

VANCOUVER - After flouting marijuana laws for decades, British Columbia's so-called prince of pot turned himself in to authorities Monday to face extradition to the U.S.

But Marc Emery was defiant until the end.

"Plant the seeds of freedom. Over grow the government everyone," Emery yelled as he was led away by sheriffs at the B.C. Supreme Court in downtown Vancouver.

His wife Jodie Emery wept during the short court process where Justice Anne MacKenzie committed Emery for surrender to the United States.

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15 CN NS: Addiction Awareness Week Begins TodayMon, 17 Nov 2008
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Cole, Darrell Area:Nova Scotia Lines:66 Added:11/20/2008

AMHERST - OxyContin might soon replace alcohol as the addiction of choice if more awareness isn't raised about the addictive powers of this painkiller.

This week is Addiction Awareness Week in Cumberland County and the local addiction services offices is hosting a film festival and special showings of "Cottonland" to spread the message about the dangers of drug addiction.

"We're really excited about this film festival and being able to show 'Cottonland'," Sandi Partridge of Addiction Services said. "It's a great way to get the message out."

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16 CN NS: Simpson Gives Campaigning A Second TryFri, 26 Sep 2008
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Works, Brad Area:Nova Scotia Lines:72 Added:09/28/2008

Excluded From Candidates Debate, Hemp Advocate Says He's Already Being Treated Unfairly

AMHERST -Better known for hemp advocacy than his last run for federal office, Rick Simpson has become the second independent candidate in the race to represent Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the House of Commons.

Simpson, 58, of Little Forks, Cumberland County filed his nomination papers Monday for the Oct. 14 federal election.

"I ran in the last election on the same issue," said Simpson, a former power engineer. "They called me the one issue candidate but they were wrong, hemp is not just one issue."

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17 CN NS: Simpson's Sentenced To Time Deemed ServedTue, 18 Mar 2008
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Tetanish, Raissa Area:Nova Scotia Lines:72 Added:03/18/2008

AMHERST - Rickey Logan Simpson has twice been convicted of drug charges and has twice been a free man the same day as his sentencing.

Simpson, who believes he has the cure for ailments such as cancer with hemp oil, entered a guilty plea Monday afternoon to one charge of trafficking, a charge that was laid while he awaited sentencing on other, similar, drug charges.

He was sentenced to eight days in custody, time deemed served by his remand time, and given a lifetime firearms prohibition.

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18 CN NS: PUB LTE: Canada's Hemp Laws Are UnjustThu, 21 Feb 2008
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Simpson, Rick Area:Nova Scotia Lines:69 Added:02/25/2008

To the Editor,

The inbox section of the Amherst Daily News of Feb. 13, 2008 had within it three letters from people who did not seem too happy with what I have been doing. It is a shame the people who wrote these letters did not hear what the judge said during my sentencing. Justice Cacchione stated that there is a great deal of scientific evidence to back my position and on top of that, I have all those people who received relief from their conditions using hemp oil as a treatment.

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19 CN NS: Simpson Considers Leaving CountryMon, 11 Feb 2008
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS) Author:Tetanish, Raissa Area:Nova Scotia Lines:80 Added:02/11/2008

Found Guilty On Marijuana Charges, Sentenced To One Day In Custody, Fine

AMHERST - After Justice Felix Cacchione sentenced him to one day custody deemed served by his court appearance, Rickey Logan Simpson says he's not willing to remain in a country where he's labelled a criminal because of his medicinal need for hemp oil.

"I may emmigrate to another country where I'm not persecuted for using hemp oil," Simpson said after his sentencing, which included a $2,000 fine to be paid by Aug. 15.

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20 CN NS: Simpson Facing Charges of Trafficking, SentencingMon, 03 Dec 2007
Source:Amherst Daily News (CN NS)          Area:Nova Scotia Lines:32 Added:12/03/2007

AMHERST - Within minutes of his Supreme Court sentencing for counts of possession, trafficking and producing marijuana being adjourned, Rickey Logan Simpson was taken into custody and faces additional charges of trafficking the same substance.

Crown attorney Paul Drysdale told Justice Felix Cacchione that two officers from Amherst Police Department, including Sgt. Tim Hunter, were at the back of the courtroom to take Simpson into custody where he would be charged with trafficking marijuana.

Unaware of the charges, Simpson spoke in court.

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