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

Marijuana edit

Importation edit

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

Smuggling edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

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