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Raw Foodists Arrested When Their Chocolate is Mistaken for Hashish

Thu, Sep 25, 2008 2:37 pm


Source: NaturalNews.com

 

When Ron and Nadine from the Living Libations beauty care and chocolate company (www.LivingLibations.com) attempted to fly to the United States in August of this year, they ran into something completely unexpected: Drug-sniffing dogs at the Toronto airport. When their dogs took a special interest in their raw, unrefined chocolate with hemp seeds and superfood extracts, they were arrested, handcuffed and put through hours of tortuous interrogation. Such begins the journey of Ron and Nadine, the chocolate freedom fighters from Canada.
 

Accused of trafficking two and a half pounds of hashish (which was really just raw, homemade chocolate), Ron and Nadine were arrested, physically separated into interrogation rooms and handcuffed to chairs. Their six-month old baby was forcibly taken from them, and they were immediately subjected to intense interrogation.
 

Their chocolate looked suspicious, they were told, because it wasn't in a commercial wrapper. If it's not Hershey's, it must be drugs! An on-the-spot drug test from the NIK company (which makes portable drug testing kits) returned a positive result, the Canadian police claimed, and that's all the evidence they need to arrest anyone.
 

As you'll learn later, however, it turns out the NIK drug testing kits return false positives nearly 100% of the time if the results are interpreted incorrectly, as they were in this case... (see photos below).
 

Is this Canada, or Gitmo?

 

Emboldened by the positive drug test on the two pounds of raw chocolate, Canadian drug agents scrambled to action. They hadn't seen a big drug bust in a long time, and excitement was brewing over the possibility of nabbing someone with a whopping two pounds of hashish! Thus, the tyrants of law enforcement went to work on Ron and Nadine, using Guantanamo Bay tactics to try to force them to admit to being hashish drug traffickers.
 

Over the next several hours, Ron and Nadine were interrogated by the Canadian equivalent of FBI agents who verbally assaulted them using every lying, deceitful police interrogation tactic in the book. They screamed at Ron and Nadine, threatened them with years in prison and even told each of them that the other had already confessed to drug trafficking, trying to trick them into admitting to crimes they never committed. (There is no law that says police have to tell the truth when they are interrogating you, even for false arrest, by the way.)
 

Through the entire episode, Ron and Nadine resisted the tactics, held their ground and continued to hold positive intentions. "As I was sitting in the cell," Ron told NaturalNews, "I kept focused on light and truth. I felt like no matter what was happening around me, I was opening up a gateway of light and total truth."
 

After the interrogation, the threats of "life in jail" and other dishonest tactics used by law enforcement to try to get them to "admit" to drug trafficking, they were finally released on bail. Their baby son was returned to them, and they went home. For the next 30 days, they were subjected to surprise visits by Children's Aid employees (the Canadian version of Child Protective Services), who were told by law enforcement authorities that Ron and Nadine were drug smugglers.
 

Over this 30 day period, as felony drug trafficking charges were pending against them, Ron and Nadine managed to connect with legal help. Their lawyer, Marcy Segal, was able to persuade the Crown Attorney to send the chocolate "hashish" sample to a proper lab for testing. And wouldn't you know it: The test showed that chocolate is chocolate, not hashish.
 

The charges were dropped, but no apology was ever offered to the couple. Instead, Canadian law enforcement authorities declared, "You must have been smoking something before you came to the airport."
 

(No doubt someone in this story was on crack, but it doesn't seem to be Ron and Nadine...)



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to below

Oct 3 2008, 4:30 pm

Failed drug war ?
With all due respect, I believe the people waging this war see it differently .
They aren't the ones hiding and looking over their shoulders . Just a reminder .........

StashZoo.com

Oct 2 2008, 3:48 pm

I guess this defunks the notion that Canada is softer on MJ and Hashish than the USA. It's a shame that the US has so much influence on other governments regarding the failed War on Drugs. Be sure to read and support: http://www.leap.cc - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition; http://www.norml.org and http://www.drugsense.org

to below

Oct 1 2008, 5:57 am

This happened in Canada , not the US . Your post reeks of stupidity .

GanjWeed

Sep 30 2008, 2:35 pm

What a bunch of losers. The cops should know, that no one but a dumass like McBush would consume cannabis in public.

PS. MCCAIN AND BUSH ARE PRACTICLY JOINED AT THE LOINS Therefore the term MCBUSH

HU210

Sep 30 2008, 6:46 am

I would advise checking out Bob Barrs record as a staunch drug war advocate when he was a Republican congressman.
This guy is one of the main reasons we are as screwed as we are today.
As a Libertarian,he is a poser at best.

meatbag1630

Sep 30 2008, 6:33 am

What? Hash? oh no that's just my candy bar officer.

Hazy Purple

Sep 27 2008, 9:09 pm

Law enforcement making a mistake that possibly ruins someones life? WHAAAAAT? NO NEVER!!!! (please denote the subtle sarcasam) once again the boys in blue jumping to conclusions. I did learn this one thing from reading the article..... If your gonna travel with the hash WRAP IT IN A HERSHEYS WRAPPER!!!!

hmmmmmm

Sep 27 2008, 5:56 pm

sounds like they just wanted to make an example out of some body and they didnt give a shit who it was and thats fucked up ..but thats LAW ENFORCEMENT

=/ is an idiot

Sep 27 2008, 5:07 pm

Oh yeah, and chocolate is most definitely not illegal, so having it doesn't make them drug criminals, dumbass.

=/ is an idiot

Sep 27 2008, 5:03 pm

Anyone else wonder why these ignorant people who call people druggies, hippies, addicts, potheads etc. are even on this website. If you dislike marijuana and all of it's users then I really doubt this is the site for you.

black george

Sep 26 2008, 6:23 pm

"Nobody gets harassed by law enforcement for no reason. "

Jorge, tell me more about this fantasy world in which you live. It sounds like a pretty impressive place. Nonexistent, sure, but nice nonetheless.

ONCE WAS

Sep 26 2008, 5:25 pm

Just the other day, the Iran prsident said the USA was on the brink of collapse and I believe this could very well be TRUE!

Our banks are in trouble and the DOLLAR is dropping to almost nothing. We are having a alot of first in this country also ( First African American presidental canidate, 1st women running for vice president )

Before you flame me, hear me out. Obamma has a link from childhood to domestic terriost AND Sarah Palin's ( HUSBAND )has said that Alsaka should suceed from the USA.

CAN YOU SEE A POSSIABLE COLLAPSE OF THE USA GOVERENMENT??????????? I sure can... Think it can't happen, just look at what RUSSIA was and what it is today ( DEVIDED )into separate nations....


DEPRESSION IS COMING AND THE FUSE IS SHORT!!! JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL WE SEE A COLLAPSE AND A POSSIABLE CILVIL WAR!!!!

This country is almost devided equally among DEMS AND REPUBS!!!!

BOB BARR IS THE ONLY HOPE TO SAVE THIS NATION!!!!


NONE of us know really what it is like to POOR!!! AND I don't mean like living in low income and having food stamps or wel-fare.... I am referring to KATRINA POOR!!! IF THIS GOVERENMENT COLLAPSES policemen will walk away from thier jobs and we will be left to defend ourselves. No goverenment help at all!


That's all! Remember when you vote.... VOTE BARR!


AND BOY, WAS THAT SOME SWEET ASS HASH!!!!!!!!!!!

HU210

Sep 26 2008, 3:04 pm

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claude

Sep 26 2008, 2:44 pm

Im pretty sure hes stepped in front of a bus already. Probably a few times.

ceanf

Sep 26 2008, 1:34 pm

=/... put them in jail for what? having raw chocolate? i didn't know possession of chocolate with intent to eat it was a crime. keep this in mind the next time you are eating a candy bar. you might get thrown in jail for being a 'drug criminal'. idiot. do us all a favor and go step in front of a bus.

=/

Sep 26 2008, 12:41 pm

"(No doubt someone in this story was on crack, but it doesn't seem to be Ron and Nadine...)"

Maybe the writer? Put down the dope, straighten up, cut your hair and get a real fucking job. They should have thrown these two drug criminals in jail.

jonniecumlately

Sep 26 2008, 12:21 pm

Always remember, cops wear body armor, aim for the head...

Guilty till proven innocent...

ED

Sep 26 2008, 11:47 am

The only goode cop is a dead one

camtafari

Sep 26 2008, 11:37 am

dumb cops

LovesToSmoke

Sep 26 2008, 11:36 am

"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"

This has nothing to do with THE PEOPLE being the militia, that is for the STATE to form. A state with a well regulated militia and an unarmed citizenry will tyrannize NOT secure a free state.
At the state level those well regulated militia's are the police forces, at the national level it is the armed branches of the military, the FBI, CIA and DEA etc. The right to bear arms is the right to defend ourselves against an unjust, corrupt state. What happened to this couple is EXACTLY why we have this amendment!

Frank

Sep 26 2008, 10:24 am

Plainly your name is telling, LovesToSmoke

"This is the Real reason for our Second Amendment."

What? What does the Second Amendment have to do with this?

ya okay

Sep 26 2008, 9:59 am

sue them. make them pay your legal bills. cops are corrupt and basically useless. you know how easy it is to become one with a basic education. hopefully they'll get shot or something

LovesToSmoke

Sep 26 2008, 7:17 am

This is the REAL reason for our second amendment. That these freaks think this is proper conduct proves the corruption within those who rule. Sooner or later we are going to have to fight back or keep letting these assholes get away with treating people like this. Canada or the US, it doesn't matter, this conduct is criminal and those who engaged in it should be the ones spending their lives in prison!

jorge cervantes

Sep 26 2008, 7:08 am

There must be more to this story than is printed here. Nobody gets harassed by law enforcement for no reason. They must have been guilty of something, like animal abuse or forcing a vegan diet on their kid, or some filthy hippie thing like that. Congratulations to the officers involved in putting a stop to their terrible activities.

420Viper

Sep 25 2008, 3:52 pm

Follow the link at the top of the article. HT only posted about a fourth of it. Ron and Nadine were _finally_ let go after being hounded by both Canadian and American lawbots, but they still have to pay five figures in legal fees just to clear their names.

A prime example of law enforcement stupidity. Now you know why I call them lawbots.

Bithlostoner15

Sep 25 2008, 2:59 pm

that sum fucked up shit! i kno chocalate looks like it but i would sue the ppl for false arrest and thinking chocalate was hash! keep tokin ppl!

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