Drug Trafficking Convictions Overturned
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- Globalnews DigitalGlobal News
- The Canadian PressToronto Star
- Andrea WooThe Globe and Mail
- Bruce ArthurToronto Star
- Jamie SarkonakNational Post
- Chris SelleyNational Post
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Drug Trafficking Convictions Overturned. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/43485
“Drug Trafficking Convictions Overturned.” The Aporia, 13 Oct. 2026, https://the-aporia.com/event/43485.
“Drug Trafficking Convictions Overturned.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/43485.
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- 29 Sep
Justice Catherine Murray put their convictions on hold to hear the constitutional challenge, where their lawyers argued that forcing drug users to rely on unregulated street drugs violates the Charter of Rights.
Coverage 7 articles
3 Oct Chris Selley: If judges now can’t even tell what a ‘fact’ is, we’re really cooked
National Post
1 Oct Jamie Sarkonak: Judge who praised B.C. drug dealers in court cannot be trusted on the bench
National Post
30 Sep B.C. court right to absolve founders of Drug User Liberation Front
Toronto Star- 29 Sep Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge
CBC 
29 Sep B.C. top court judge rules in favour of operators of illicit-drug compassion club
The Globe and Mail
29 Sep CP NewsAlert: Drug activists win constitutional fight, trafficking convictions tossed
Toronto Star
29 Sep Constitutional challenge of activists’ trafficking convictions to get ruling Tuesday
Global News
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