R. v. Smith, 2015 SCC 34
The Supreme Court of Canada decision about a rule that limited authorized medical cannabis to dried cannabis.
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The people behind the legal change.
Legalizing Cannabis Extracts tells the story of the people, the club, the arrest, and the court case behind R. v. Smith.
You can read about the book here, then follow the Court decision and the case timeline.
First-person book
Legalizing Cannabis Extracts: A Journey to the Supreme Court of Canada
The story begins inside the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club. Patients needed medicines they could eat or use on their skin. Owen made those medicines and was arrested.
The case reached the Supreme Court of Canada. The book tells the story in Owen's voice. The Court decision and timeline show the public legal record beside it.
Public legal record
Read the decision and timeline.
These sources show what happened, when it happened, and what the Court decided.
R. v. Smith Case Timeline
A dated record of the arrest, court hearings, appeals, and final Supreme Court decision.
Open the Timeline (opens in a new tab)Writing today
The story did not end with the case.
Owen continues to write about cannabis rules, access, money, power, and community action as legalization changes daily life.
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