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Fri, Jan 07, 2005 10:39 am

That's the way the B.C. cookie case crumbles
Last Updated Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:17:15 EST
CBC News

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who makes and sells ginger snaps laced with marijuana has been acquitted of trafficking for a second time, after prosecutors failed to prove the treats contain cannabis resin.

Mary Jean Dunstan, also known as Watermelon, was arrested twice and charged with possession of cannabis resin for the purposes of trafficking.

But analysts who used samples of the resin police seized to mix and bake the same kind of batter Dunstan uses for her ginger snaps have not been able to prove the extract is still present in the finished product.

"The judge found a reasonable doubt at the end of the Crown's case as to what was in the cookie," said Dunstan's lawyer, John Conroy.

"If the cookies or the brownies or whatever ... have been made in a batter so nobody can identify leaves, sticks or stems through a microscope, then the only way the Crown can get a conviction for possessing a prohibited thing would be if they charged her with possession or trafficking of cannabis [alone], without adding resin or marijuana," he said.

Analysts are able to chemically detect cannabis in Dunstan's cookies.

Trafficking in cannabis is a more serious drug offence that could lead to a jury trial and carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, and Conroy doubts the authorities would choose that route over a few ginger snaps.

The resin-trafficking charge is a lesser offence that carries a lighter sentence.

"My lawyer and I are saying, like, if you can't prove it's there, how can you measure it?" said Dunstan, who hosts a Pot TV internet show when she's not selling the cookies at places like Vancouver's Wreck Beach.

She too doubts the Crown would opt for a more serious charge, given the kind of reaction she said she has gotten from her fans and drug opponents alike.

"The court of public opinion is not interested in paying their tax dollars any more, it's quite clear," she said.

The Crown is appealing her acquittal on the resin charge, however.

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unfreeinus

Mar 21 2005, 12:52 pm

MD does that stand for moronic dickhead

Smoker4Legalization!

Feb 28 2005, 6:25 am

It's obvious they're grabbing for straws to try to keep up their quota of drug trafficking offenders. It's funny how crap flows downhill, and other countries are scrambling to impress America with their attempts to ape us with their own `War on Drugs', instead impressing the world on how desperate they are. What's next? Busting people for the candies with booze in the middle? Will caffeine tablets and nose inhalers be next? It may not be as ridiculous as it seems...We need to trim the fat of the status quo, and let the people consume pot in Freedom!!

Republicansblow

Feb 6 2005, 2:35 am

The only reason that I hate our current administration is beacuse they have attacked gay marriage. Gay marriage is very special to me,and I have been involved in several. Be it a brides maid or a bride, I have experienced what it feels like to have my husband carry me across the thresh hold on our wedding night, and make beautiful gay love. I hope that I can convince all of you to partake in this wonderful experience. I am very glad that all of you here at 420.com support the homosexual movement, and I hope that we can have couple of stiff drinks sometime. GAY PRIDE!

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Jan 29 2005, 1:50 am

This whole identity theft thing is getting ridiculous. I will use the jedi mind trick on all who go against me.

PotfotheworldMa!

Jan 27 2005, 12:13 am

I love to shit in my hand and jack off with it!!

Mos Dankidelix

Jan 23 2005, 6:19 pm

I've tasted better. Switching bodies is quite an interesting experience. especially if the body you transfer into has a crucifix up his ass, OUCH!!!! How can you sit on a computer chair with that thing up there shredding your colon to pieces as you sit down??

SWEET LEAF

Jan 20 2005, 4:38 am

Puffing wherever the sweet breeze carries me. Loving the gentle curl of the wind until life buries me. Today I can honestly say the sweet sap of the gods is flowing like manna from heaven.

Take me deeper into the universe. Riding high on a soft breeze. Take me where the bright stars are crystals in the sky.

Mike's cat Moony

Jan 19 2005, 6:35 am

Death to Moochy.

XXX

Jan 19 2005, 5:55 am

All these narcos oughta shrivel up and die.

M.D.

Jan 19 2005, 1:47 am

Hightimes is only interested in portraying certain aspects of news articles, because we know that you dumb pot smoking fucks aren't intelligent enough to even question our one sided stories. The only thing that we can count on is your ignorance. Oh yeah, and I love George W. Bush, and the way that he has sent our troops into battle for oil. I think that the only thing he should do now is get rid of all marijuana!! Potheads suck!! Hope you dumb bastards can read _ & fuck ALA - Mos Dankidelix

HUH?

Jan 18 2005, 8:15 pm

I WOULD LIKE TO EAT HER COOKIE......... WHATS UP WITH THE NOVELS BEING POSTED ON THESE BOARDS...CHINGAO!! KEEP THA SHIT TO MIN PLZ. OR GET THE SHIT PUBLISHED, MORE MOTA PLZ, I'M OUT!!

Mike's dog Moochy

Jan 18 2005, 5:38 pm

Jus' given the bitch a bone

Mike's dog Moochy

Jan 18 2005, 2:59 am

BITCHES RULE!!!!!!!!

On the racist sex abuser

Jan 16 2005, 2:34 pm

because that's what he is....

I don't think it's right to say that oil was the reason...everyone parrots this...but this operation has distrupted world oil supplies and made the situation more dangerous. I think the intention was to make a american westren typoeregime unber 'their' direction...and power. Who are they? the 'masonic elite'. This is why all the time that they are saying that they are bringing freedom and emocracy to Iraq, they always wanna keep control 'top down' sort of thing...under their control.

Like pharohs or something.

They are genuinely suprised that the Iraqi culture wants something different than want they want them to be like.

So of course there are problems and difficulty's.

The attitude is wrong from the top down.

The Iraqi's are pleased that Saddam's regime is gone of course, but unfortunately the Bush regime were doing for other reasons that the Iraqi's true liberation and self determination, but so that Iraq could be brought into US type control and power paradigm.

But beacuse of the heavy handed nature of the operation...the 'attitude', it has caused and probably will cause problems for oil supply and production in the region.

Thus oil prices have shot up since this idealogical 'adventure' oversees.

But at least Saddams gone I guess, and if you lived there there that would be good...but instead everyones being killed and averything trashed around you by programmed pysco's!

...and a whole new anti western Jihadist movement generated.

...but wwhats wrong, don't these Iraqis like Micheal Jackson and Macdonalds?

ar.

Pervert culture is not welcome in Islamic country's...such things are taboo here. Please leave ASAP.

Thank you.

Allah Akbar.

King Amdo

Jan 16 2005, 2:18 pm

Give them away sister.

OM

conehead

Jan 13 2005, 10:14 pm

sorry my bad any one have any reipes theyd like to share.........COOKIES

conehead

Jan 13 2005, 10:14 pm

sorry my bad any one have any reipes theyd like to share.........COOKIES

conehead

Jan 13 2005, 10:11 pm

any got the recipe............................COOKIES

Lapriest

Jan 12 2005, 12:02 pm

Mos Dankedelix..We may not agree on some things.(I did not vote for Kerry) However, I do agree strongly with you on your last post. PEACE

AikoMiko

Jan 11 2005, 8:21 am

Wow. We are way off topic. The point is a very lovely sister has beat a bullshit rap and we should all be happy. I was lucky enough to do an interview a while back with MJ (although my company whimped out and wouldn't publish) and she is jsut a great, funny down to earth person who deserves justice.

And she can make a man blush in about 2 seconds. ;-)

Mos Dankedelix

Jan 11 2005, 1:23 am

Youre right I sound exacly like John Kerry although not in the Flip/Flop way you portray him.

The point is that by keeping a vast majority of our military overseas we are leaving the U.S vulnerable and open to attack.

However, by pulling out of Iraq and leting the U.N take over we can defend our country against Terroist attacks by blowing the enemy out of the sky or out of the water as they approach the Pacific, Atlantic or Gulf coastline, long before the enemy reaches it's target.

and thanks for the tip Lapriest.

BONGMAN.com

Jan 10 2005, 10:20 pm

Yea then we should use them.

Bush Doctrine

Jan 10 2005, 2:00 pm

Opps! my bad! The comment before is me not Mos Dankedelix.

Mos Dankedelix

Jan 10 2005, 1:57 pm

Mos Dankidelix I find it humorous that refuse to acknowledge historical facts I brouhgt up to your attention. It would make me think that you feel safe that another 9/11 couldn't happen. But then in the next paragraph you start talkin about fearing another attack! You don't make sense! You are starting to sound like John Kerry!

Bush Doctrine

Jan 10 2005, 1:43 pm

Mos Dankidelix I agree that this country has plenty of other commodities witch we can use to fuel our economy. And the only way we are going to beat our dependency for oil is to do what made this country an economic giant. Through inventing and entrepaneurship. Starting another revolution like the computer did in the 90's. Hey if we can put a man on the moon. We can acomplish anything.
But the reality is right now we are dependant on oil. Whether you like it or not this country is not going to be held hostage by these criminals and there ruthless intentions!

Lapriest

Jan 9 2005, 10:42 pm

Hey Mos Dankidelix, if you are being serious about baking, chef Ganja has some great recipies. I usually just use my better clippings to try something new. If I like it, I start adding some bud in. If you hav'nt tried it, you need to. You will enjoy.

Closet toker

Jan 9 2005, 9:17 pm

if that would have happened in the USA they would have had her hung on pay per View.

BONGMAN.com

Jan 9 2005, 5:36 pm

got your email and your right , he is a dumbass

Pothead

Jan 9 2005, 4:41 pm

You are a tratior. That is treason.

Fudmukker

Jan 9 2005, 4:16 pm

Godspeed Mary Dunstan !

Fudmukker

Jan 9 2005, 4:10 pm

Hey pothead,I hope your 150,000 Republican army/police keep getting themselves blown up,just because they are there.Get out of Iraq Now. Ps less republicans,it's ok.

Pothead

Jan 9 2005, 2:34 pm

Again Major Poker you are an idiot and have no respect for the 150,000 american soldiers who are risking their lives for our freedom. You make me sick. Try joking about something funny.

Mos Dankidelix

Jan 9 2005, 1:14 pm

There are other commodities that the U.S can depend on for economic growth, cannabis being one of them ( if it ever becomes legal) as well as alternate fuel and energy sources that are environmentaly friendly and that do not support the terrorists in Saudi Arabia ( the Bin Laden Family and their subsidiaries)

Video games such as Rainbow 6, Medal of Honor and Killswitch are based in actual military combat. Only diffence is there is no reset button to press after you have died. In fact, in order to get into the special forces, one must beat all of those before mentioned video games on the "Hard" level without dying.

What you acknowlege is pure propaganda meant to brainwash and control the U.S constituents tricking us into giving away more and more of our freedoms.

As for worrying about my loved one's dying in a 9/11 like attack, I'm petrified. Now that your hero is still in the white house for another 4 years, I fear that something is going to happen that makes 9/11 look like Labor Day.

BLUNTS 420!

Jan 9 2005, 12:02 pm

LETS JUST ALL SMOKE IN PEACE!
Monticello,MN!

Bush Doctrine

Jan 9 2005, 2:39 am

Mos Dankedelix You are correct on one of W's intentions. It is about oil! Our economy depends on it! If he screws this up! History is going to look at him like he is Jimmy Carter! This is not a video game! you can't just send in your rainbow 6 team to kidnap a leader! That is not reality!
Everything there that I outline is a FACT! If you don't want to acknowledge it. Well I hope none of your loved one have to face the fate my friends faced on 9/11!

Mos Dankedelix

Jan 9 2005, 2:05 am

Most of the points you have made are pure propaganda. A Smokescreen (if you will) to keep us in the dark regardeng Dubbya's true intention, OIl. Otherwise why couldn't we have just sent in a surgical team comprised of U.S Special Forces to extridite Hussein and bring him before the Haig to be tried? Why did we have to bulldoze our way in guns blazing blasting everything in sight (except the oil refineries) desroying more civilians in 3 nights than Saddam supposedly did in 10 years? Why are his supposed victims cheering every time an American dies there? B.T.W a number of those 4,000 died AFTER Saddam was removed from power?

Anyway Georgie boy, your day will come. Soon files that you have tried to keep closed will be opened. All of America will know everything about this war, and impeachment proceedings will be at hand.

jlize

Jan 9 2005, 2:03 am

we gave him WMDs and he used 'em all up

Bush Doctrine

Jan 9 2005, 1:40 am

Mos Dankidelix You ask on March 20th 2 years ago are still there, fighting, dying and for what???? Well! good thing you ask! There are 4000 AMERICAN HEROS who died because of this criminal! Let enlighten you why!
1.Back in the 80's We had a good relationship with Sadam. It was so good we decided to give him WMD's to protect his country in the Iran/Iraq war. Big mistake! He ended up using them on his own people. 2. After we warned him not to, he invaded Kuwait causing hundreds of thousands of people to die and widespread ecological damage. 3.After he lost on the field of battle to the coalitition. He found a lopehole in the surrender conditions where he used his attack helicoptors to kill thousands of his own people. 4.He tried to assassinate a former president of the United States. 5.He would hinder any progress we try to make with un inspectors searching for wmd's. 6. He was involved in the first WorldTradecenter Bombing witch killed 16 americans. 7. He paid 25,000 to the families of criminals that blew themslves up killing inocent people. I hope you get the point I am going after. He was a big problem in the middle east. And while I feel he was not directly involved in 9/11. He definatly was indirectly involved inspiring other criminal organization to committing crimes against Americans. So he had to GO!!

Bush Doctrine

Jan 9 2005, 1:31 am

Mos Dankidelix I watched ferenheit 9/11. And it told me exactly what I said before war is stupid. But do not base your opinion on one film. Be open minded and learn all the facts! To be honest with you when history is going looks back at that film and it is going to look at it as a propaganda film.

Mos Dankidelix

Jan 9 2005, 12:32 am

*smiles and pats his lap* cum to "Papa Nuggz" JenJen. I will satisfy your every desire.

jenjen

Jan 9 2005, 12:17 am

cum on boys ! I need a good hard dick in me bad ! Bongman, will you please call me again ?

Bongman.com

Jan 9 2005, 12:13 am

JenJen why are you even in here ? This site is for us boys only !

Mos Dankidelix

Jan 8 2005, 10:39 pm

;)------ * cough cough cough cough* here LostInaCloud hit this and pass it to Blunts 420.

lostInaCloud

Jan 8 2005, 10:29 pm

Can't we all just get a bong.

Monticello, MN

Mos Dankidelix

Jan 8 2005, 9:56 pm

Better get your facts straight Georgie boy. Most of the soldiers you sent March 20th 2 years ago are still there, fighting, dying and for what????

I did my homework and it all points to you, your brother and Your Daddy. and those thugs your Daddy calls friends. Watch Ferenheit 9/11. it's all there.

BLUNTS 420!

Jan 8 2005, 9:44 pm

LETS JUST ALL SMOKE IN PEACE!
monticello,MN!

Bush Doctrine

Jan 8 2005, 7:32 pm

Well the last time I checked Most of the men and women did ther service. Returned home and if they were not done with there enlistmant went back. But there was a small percentage of heros who either got wounded or never made it home alive.
I agree with you not just with this war but every war is stupid. But if you do your homework and try to find all the facts. We did not start this conflict. They did! They meaning all of those criminals and there organizations, Sadam ,alqeada and and any other organization that wants to destablize the middle east for there own intrest's.

Mos Dankidelix

Jan 8 2005, 5:02 pm

and to satisfy Ms. Jen-Jen. I need to bake some cookies. After finding whatever tips Aunt Mary Jane can give to maintain T.H.C potency.

warHITler

Jan 8 2005, 4:15 pm

heheeh god you sound like such an idiot, jen jen and the others are right, get lost and goto where they actually want to hear you, that being somewhere else dumbass

jenjen

Jan 8 2005, 3:56 pm

seriously bong,tiki, and blunt, are the only ones that seem to actually be sticking with topic, most others should just leave

BONGMAN.COM

Jan 8 2005, 12:54 pm

WELCOME. Please come to my web site and check out all the fun.. I'm taking all order's for sucking dick, taking it up the ass or any other hole you prefer. running specials for licking assholes and swallowing cum. O'yea special orders and services not a problem. Everyone welcome

IWONDERWHAT

Jan 8 2005, 11:31 am

BUSH DOCTRINE, Go to " I Really Consider Cannabis My Miracle' " and scroll half way down the page to see his or her last comment.

Bush Doctrine

Jan 8 2005, 10:25 am

You can't live in the past. You can only live in the future. If you thing like that, That means you are becoming one of the sheep! BAAA! BAAA!

wtf

Jan 8 2005, 10:11 am

its true our gov is fucked now.. we are becoming sheep.. time to change things back to what america was...

XPRISONER

Jan 8 2005, 7:06 am

FUCK BONGMAN

JAG

Jan 8 2005, 5:54 am

Whatever the hell bully is bitching about, who cares. Now to the dumbasses out there with their rude remarks about Crown can just keep up their ignorant ways. For the ones out there that actually know how to cook cannabis, and have enjoyed it, will understand. I enjoy cooking and smoking my cannabis as well. I wish Crown well. Peace.

To Put it more bluntly

Jan 8 2005, 5:00 am

Bully, the analogy is that the brains of 51% of American voters brains function like tits on a boar hog. Problem now exists that the other 49% will be paying for the other half's stupidity/lack of intelligence a la Toke'n Tiki
comments.

Jan 7 2005, 11:52 pm

COOKIE? AH WEED IN COOKIE? AH COOKIE! WEED IN COOKIE! WEED COOKIE HAPPY COOKIE!
just playin keep smoking

Jan 7 2005, 11:51 pm

COOKIES? AH YES COOKIES!

Jan 7 2005, 11:51 pm

AHH COOKIES!!

Franky

Jan 7 2005, 11:12 pm

Pass the cookies!

Franky

Jan 7 2005, 11:05 pm

Hey Bully You know who holds the whitehouse accountable? The voters! every four year the voters decide. the american people are not sheep! They have the freedom to persue any line of work they want to. So stop your whining!

cookie monster

Jan 7 2005, 8:49 pm

MMMMMM!!! POT COOKIES!!! ME FAVORITE!!!!

*UMMM-GUMM-GYUMM GYM-GYUMMG-YUGMGYM-GYUGMMGYUMMM*

BONGMAN.com

Jan 7 2005, 5:17 pm

Gimme a cookie.....

Bully

Jan 7 2005, 4:16 pm

So who is gona hold white house accountable or do any thing about it
No one that`s who. they can do what ever they want Americans are own by the white house. Can you say master. Get use to it freedom exist only were freedom was fought for and won in Europe.
American big business own all American people. They get all your tax dollars and they use the people as sheep to consume all there disposable crap and others are thrown in jail to stimulate the economy and get more tax founding money
others are sent over to fight for big business oil.
others are just used to get founding of tax payers money for there jobs like the military style police force that we pay for.
America free no my friends America is broke.

Stoned

Jan 7 2005, 3:21 pm

i have tryed cooks with weed in them and man do they ever work i eat 1 cook with 2.5 grams of finely diced bud . i was like triping , didnt even want to get out of my friends car and try walking it really mest me up. havent tryed it again, probly wont, just stick to smoken at home.

chronic420

Jan 7 2005, 3:09 pm

now she needs to check out njweedman.com's website!!

UKGrower

Jan 7 2005, 1:22 pm

I agree, the point here is to not get busted right? Now because of that, the police will probaly start keeping tabs on her and her bags will be getting checked at the airports more than others. Are we trying to make the number of cannabis arrest go up? or down?

RapCityTulsa,OK

Jan 7 2005, 1:19 pm

She sounds like a dumb bitch, what are you like addicted to these fuckin cookies.. just leave em at home idiot. See she probaly wasted alot of money on lawyers and test for some cookies she could have just left at home...tisk tisk. another stupid stoner..what an embarassment....be smart guys damn.

blazed

Jan 7 2005, 1:14 pm

no, if it has weed in it its laced. only weed is weed. there is no other weed then weed and to call tainted weed with cookie dough weed is a weed crime. brownies are ok....but no cookie dough

lize

Jan 7 2005, 1:01 pm

weed cooked is a vitamin resource thats just great and makes you combine more vitamins. Traficking good health is all she's guilty of, man.

BLUNTS 420!

Jan 7 2005, 12:16 pm

LETS JUST ALL SMOKE IN PEACE!
Monticello,MN!

weed is weed

Jan 7 2005, 12:04 pm

if it has weed in it then its weed, whats so confuckingconfusing?

IWONDERWHAT

Jan 7 2005, 11:49 am

Screw the CROWN the appeal to try to charge her again will surely fail. Is Marc Emery still pulling 3 months for passing a joint to another person?