Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Cases/Drug Trafficking (Schedule II)

Marijuana

Importation

Case	Citation	Sentence	Summary
R. v. Adam	2007 BCSC 764	3.5 to 7 years	large marijuana importation scheme

Smuggling

Case	Citation	Sentence	Amount	Summary
R. v. Smith	2008 MBPC 40	10 mo with probation	17 grams	caught trying to smuggle 17 g marijuana into prison; poor PSR; prior record for trafficking
R. v. Lavallee	2008 MBPC 39	18 month CSO	17 grams	driver in operation to sneak 17 g of marijuana into prison; good PSR
R. v. Rastgoei	2008 BCCA 242	1 year	1 to 2 pounds	involved in dial-a-dope operation; included 1 to 8 gr of cocaine; no record
R. v. Delafosse	2008 YKTC 82	4 mo CSO		low level dial-a-dope operation; no record

High level trafficking

Case	Citation	Sentence	Amount	Summary
R. v. Martin	2012 CanLII 52791 (NL SCTD)	20 months	13 lb (M) + 7 lb (H)
R. v. Sullivan	2012 CanLII 32169 (NL SCTD)	3 years	49 lb	prior record for trafficking
R. v. Lee Roy Durepos	2012 NBPC 7	2 years less a day CSO	7.5 lb	marijuana trafficking--offender had unrelated record
R. v. Gendron	2012 CanLII 10863 (NL SCTD)	18 month CSO (JR)	30 lb
R. v. Martin	2011 NLTD 142	2 years less CSO	5 lb
R. v. Gorcsi	2011 ONCJ 532	2 years less CSO	15lb
R. v. Hill	2007 BCCA 309	30 months	105lb	signs of being a high level commercial drug dealer
R. v. Provost	2006 NLCA 30	15 months	1lb
R. v. Forsberg	2005 BCPC 706	18 mo CSO	43 lb	no record; drug courier
R. v. Sewell	2003 SKCA 52	9 months	3 kg
R. v. Jones	2003 NSCA 48	3 years	4.6kg of resin
R. v. Grewal	2003 SKCA 56	2 years	160 lb
R. v. MacIvor	2002 NSSC 225	4 month	79 plants and 3 kg dried
R. v. Tanguay	2001 CanLII 2746 (ON CA)	27 months	2.5kg of marijuana
R. v. Su	2000 BCCA 480	12 months
R. v. Walsh	1999 CanLII 18934 (NL C.A.)	18 months	18lb
R. v. Collette	1999 CanLII 4552 (NS CA)	3 years	10 kg canabis resin
R. v. Hill	1999 NSCA 118	15 months	1 lb of marijuana and 1kg of hashish
R. v. Marcotte	[1976] N.J. No. 121,(Nfld. D.Ct.)	3 years	2 lb cannabis resin	street value of $10,000.00

Low level dealing

Case	Cite	Sentence	Amount	Summary
R v McKenzie	2012 SKCA 92 (CanLII)	12 months	0.5 lb	relatively large commercial operation--aged 19--Crown appeal from 15 months CSO
R. v. Murray	2012 ABPC 123	6 months	30 gr	sold 30gr to undercover officer on two occasions.
R. v. Hunt	2012 NLCA 5	4 months	29 g
R v Randell	2011 SKCA 124	9 mo CSO		appeal from discharge
R v Roemer	2011 SKPC 73	6 months	253 grams
R. v. Fizzard	2011 CanLII 5260 (NL PC)	4 and 6 months	??	children in drug house
R. v. Tatchell	2011 NLTD 87	9 mo CSO
R. v. Hunt	2011 NLTD 29	12 months	29gr
R. v. Tosczak	2010 SKCA 10	2 years less CSO
R. v. Stewart	2010 CanLII 20 (NL PC)	90 days	"small quantity"	prior related record; sold to 16 year old
R. v. Kharaghani	2011 ONSC 3404	3 months	3 kg	2 sales to police of approx 6 gr each
R. v. Bohnet	2009 ABCA 314	6 months (aprox)	55 gr
R. v. Le	2009 SKQB 367	15 months
R. v. Sears	2006 SKCA 137	22 months CSO
R. v. C.B.	2006 ABPC 167	2 years less a day CSO	marijuana, resin, valium, ecstacy
R. v. Nicoll	2005 NSPC 15	3 months CSO	35 gr	two sales of 1 gram of marijuana, also found in possession of 8 bags totalling 35 g and scales
R. v. Wood	2005 SKQB 313	22 months CSO
R. v. Soura	2004 SKQB 308	21 months CSO
R. v. Ryan	2004 NSSC 173	5 years	43 grams hash	Accused was RCMP officer; used position to traffic
R. v. Simons	2002 SKCA 90	2 years less CSO		age 65
R. v. Kozak	2003 SKQB 22
R. v. Charlish	2001 BCCA 27	CSO	15 g marijuana	attempting to bring into jail
R. v. Parsons	1999 NSCA 156	6 months CSO	one joint	no record; near a school
Cameron	1998 BC	2 years less a day
Wesnoski	1997 SK	2 years less a day
R. v. Wheatley	1997 CanLII 14532 (NS C.A.), 159 N.S.R. (2d) 161	13 month CSO	hashish	a petty retailer of soft drugs and had a record of theft and fraud.
R. v. Ferguson	1988 CanLII 156 (NS C.A.), 84 N.S.R. (2d) 255,	12 months	1 oz	two trasactions
R. v. McGregor	1985 ABCA 163	1 year	2.2 g marijuana	appeal from sentence of 2 years; age 21, prior similar record

Marijuana

Importation

Smuggling

High level trafficking

Low level dealing

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