One year for one gram?

This is beyond belief. HEMP NB Medical Marijuana store in Saint John New Brunswick has been providing medical marijuana to Canadian patients for years now. They have a stringent application process that law enforcement authorities tried unsuccessfully to crack for many, many months. In all that time they could only find one instance of a patient reselling the herb to non-certified consumers, and that was a 15 year old kid who was granted a special exemption on account of his medical condition in the first place.

The cops finally caught a break recently when the owners were occupied with a wedding and an inexperience employee allowed a bogus doctor's referral to get through. The cop successfully bought one gram of cannabis - enough for at most, a couple of joints. As a result, a judge just sentenced proprietor Lyn Wood - a mother of three and seven months pregnant - to one year in jail. What purpose does this serve?

You can write to Lynn in jail at:

Lynn Wood, Saint John Correctional Centre,
930 Old Black River Rd.,
Saint John, New Brunswick E2J 4T3

Send her a card and thank her for her bravery in pursuing drug policy reform.