Pubdate: Fri, 15 May 2009 Source: Abbotsford Times (CN BC) Copyright: 2009 The Abbotsford Times Contact: http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1009 Author: Rafe Arnott Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://mapinc.org/people/Tim+Felger COPS NAB FELGER ON POT CHARGE Tim Felger, an independent provincial candidate for Abbotsford South and local businessman, was arrested Wednesday evening by police on charges that he was allegedly selling marijuana to minors. The arrest took place at Felger's "Da Kine" shop on the 33700 block of Essendene, just one day after the provincial election. Several officers raided the store and while police escorted him to a waiting police cruiser Felger started to shout at bystanders that his arrest came about because of "archaic" drug laws. Felger received less than 200 votes in the riding tally Tuesday and ran on a drug-legalization platform that added colour and discourse for observers to an otherwise bland electoral cycle of all-candidate forums. Felger has run for almost every public office in the Abbotsford-area for the past several years, and is a staunch marijuana advocate. Felger remained in custody in Abbotsford overnight and was scheduled to appear in Provincial Court yesterday afternoon on the drug-related charges. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom