23/08/2007 00:00:00
Australia: Aussie brings his pain relief to court
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Sydney - A 39-year-old Australian who took a cannabis plant into a
Brisbane courtroom in January was Thursday put on trial for possession
of a dangerous drug.
Peter Till told the magistrate that he needed the 90-centimetre plant
with him because it was evidence in an unrelated court matter.
Till hid the plant in a plastic bag to get it inside the court complex,
but it was spotted by security guards when it was put on the security
x-ray machine's conveyor belt.
Till, who representing himself, told the court he uses marijuana for
medicinal purposes as a pain reliever. - Sapa-DPA
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12809
Author:
Independent On-Line South Africa via UKCIA
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