From: johnturmel@yahoo.com   
      
   JCT: Noel Paquette was caught growing 54 plants   
   and charged with S.7(2) Production and S.5(2) Possession for   
   the Purpose of Trafficking with a mandatory minimum of 6   
   months in jail and with the theft of under $5,000 in power   
   over 3 years.   
      
   After filing his motion to quash, the Crown started to get   
   more flexible. I told Noel that he needed to avoid the   
   criminal record for cannabis which would bar him from being   
   a Designated Grower for 10 years. He might be able to grow   
   as long as the case drags on.   
      
   After a while, the Crown offered that if Noel agreed to pay   
   a $5,000 fine on the Hydro, they'd drop the pot charges.   
      
   A guy growing 54 plants isn't a big mobster and he couldn't   
   afford any $5,000 fine. And held out.   
      
   So the Crown finally came down and offered a $1,000 fine on   
   the power theft, and they'd apply the seized $250 off the   
   $1,000 and 150 hours of community service.   
      
   No mandatory jail, no criminal record for pot, a reasonable   
   fine and a reasonable community service.   
      
   So Noel took the plea deal and is walking on air. He's not a   
   convicted drug dealer! Can take his kids to Disneyland.   
      
   We won't miss his attack on the law when we have Mike Ethier   
   and Bob Woolsey in action now, Tim McConnell, Luc Paquette   
   and Mathew Wyllie challenges coming up.   
      
   So, about as happy an ending as we could get.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)