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MID-ISLAND COMPASSION CLUB BUSTED
By Hempology | May 9, 2007
By Ted Smith
On Dec22, 2006, Comox RCMP went to the home of Mark Russell, founder of the Mid-Island Compassion Club, to arrest and charge him with 6 counts of trafficking cannabis. They found about 390 grams of cannabis in his home. He has stopped operating the club since and the 85 members he served have been forced to other dubs, the black market, or otherwise go without medicine. It is not known how many of his members have legal permits to possess from Health Canada.
“This so-called compassion club is selling at above premium prices for marijuana going on the street.” said Comox RCMP Const. Chad Gargus. Sometimes [members] may provide a doctors’ note saying they have something.” said Gargus. “Sometimes they just filled out a piece of paper saying they do indeed have some sort of pain that they feel requires medical marijuana.”
The trial is expected to begin in March. It is expected that Mark will simply plead guilty and hope the court will not give him jail time so he can look after his sick wife. The Mid-Island Compassion Club started as a chapter of the CBC of C but separated officially a couple of years ago.
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