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Conviction handed down for pot possession, two days before legalization

Two days before the legalization of cannabis in Canada, it was still possible to net a pot possession conviction. Such a conviction was handed down in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday. Cannabis legalization day is Oct. 17.
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Two days before the legalization of cannabis in Canada, it was still possible to net a pot possession conviction.

Such a conviction was handed down in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday. Cannabis legalization day is Oct. 17.

Nathan Hanson pleaded guilty to possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana on May 11. Police had conducted a traffic stop on Estevan’s King Street. When they checked the occupants, they found one had a no contact order with Hanson. That person was arrested. They found a bag of mushrooms.

A bag of marijuana, weighing 23 grams, was found in Hanson’s undergarments.

The Crown stayed proceedings on another possession charge.

When Judge Lane Wiegers asked Hanson, who represented himself, what he did for a living, Hanson replied he worked for a drilling company.

Wiegers handed down a $500 fine and a $150 victim impact surcharge. Hanson was given one month to pay.

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