Halifax police were nowhere to be seen as 50 people passed around joints on their front steps Friday afternoon. The "smoke-in" was in protest of the recent raid of Farm Assists, a medical marijuana shop on Gottingen Street. "When all of the nasty, addictive, victim-causing drugs proliferate across this province, why did you target people that were using cannabis as medicine?" shop owner Chris Enns shouted into a megaphone in front of Halifax Regional Police headquarters. Enns, 29, and the shop's other owner, his girlfriend Sherri Reeve, both face charges from the raid, including trafficking marijuana, possession for the purpose of trafficking and production. [continues 495 words]
Some part of Doug McKenna's internal clock was restarted in November 2011 when he learned of his son's death. More than 19 months had gone by, he said, when he arrived at Antigonish court to hear the verdict for the man responsible. Two other drivers had called the RCMP that November night to report a Crown Victoria crossing the centre line on Highway 4, near Tracadie, and forcing oncoming traffic onto the shoulder, according to court testimony. The car had also been slowing down and speeding up erratically. [continues 729 words]
