Nova Scotia Marijuana “Cancer Cure” Case Already a Constitutional Concern?

A Maccan-area man who had grown marijuana in his property was charged with 3 drug charges by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Ricky Logan Simpson had grown marijuana in his Little Forks Road property then turns the marijuana to oil and distributes it to people with diverse diseases. Simpson had claimed that he should not be considered a criminal for using the effects and association between marijuana and cancer treatment. He further said that the laws that prohibit the possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana are unconstitutional and that officials should be grateful that he found the link between marijuana and cancer treatment.

Simpson had faced charges for possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, less than 3 kilograms of marijuana resin for trafficking, and unlawful production of marijuana. In August 2005, the RCMP had raided the property of Simpson, which had a total of 1,190 plants. The street value of such plants was found between $400,000 and $800,000.

As Rick Simpson stated his testimony in the court, he had told the jury that he did not have any idea on why he was being tried and that the RCMP did not have the right to terrorize the public with laws that do not exist. His testimony was 11 pages in length and read the whole document in front of the jury.

He had begun his testimony by explaining the link between marijuana and cancer treatment. Then he had elaborated on how he discovered marijuana as a cure to certain diseases including cancer. He said that he used the drug to treat his post-concussion syndrome after his prescribed drugs failed. He told the jury that marijuana had done more for the treatment of his disease than the pills prescribed by his physician. Thus, he had stated that it was indeed a link between marijuana and cancer treatment.

During his testimony, Simpson had criticized his physician for not issuing him a license to possess and grown medical marijuana. He said his physician had refused to discuss the value of marijuana as a medicine.

Simpson had testified that his efforts to help people with his hemp oil had not been hidden. He did not hide to the people that the link between the effects of marijuana and cancer treatment and cure to other diseases. He had admitted that for 4 years, he had brought hope to people through his discovery of the “miracle cure of marijuana.” More so, he also emphasized that he had not been hiding from the attention of the police. As he said this, he had looked towards the two different federal ministers of health, the police, the medical community, the media, and local politicians who were present during his trial.

Consequently, all of the people he addressed ignored his explanation. He said that he was annoyed at the Canadian Cancer Society for ignoring his request to assess the link he discovered between the effects of marijuana and cancer treatment. Furthermore, he had said that most pharmaceutical companies and physicians he approached were greedy and did not want his cheap medicine to be accessible to the people.

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