Drug Production (Sentencing Cases)

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Schedule I

Meth production

Case Name	Prov.	Crt.	Sentence	Drug / Quant.	Summary
R v Nguyen, 2011 ONSC 6229 (CanLII), per McWatt J	ON	SC	5 years imprisonment		age 23; also charged w arson; lab
R v Dragusica, 2010 BCSC 544 (CanLII), per Schultes J	BC	SC			"the defendant had a boxed-up methamphetamine lab in a rented locker, and enough of the substance to produce 1800 tabs. Schultes J. noted that the charge was not production but possession for the purpose, accepted Ehrcke J.’s comments in Bamdad that for offences involving methamphetamine, deterrence and denunciation are paramount, but found they could be met by a conditional sentence." (Quoting from R v Dam, 2010 BCPC 289) Find other summaries.
R v Reid, 2008 NSPC 41 (CanLII), per C Williams J	NS	PC	48 months imprisonment	30,000 ecstasy pills	before remand credit
R v Kraps, 2008 BCSC 56 (CanLII)Template:Per	BC	SC	18 months imprisonment		"the defendant was sentenced for production of ecstasy and obstruction of a police officer. He and a co-accused tried to destroy the evidence while the police were trying to get into the shed where they had a lab operation, ultimately lighting it on fire. This was a very large scale operation. The defendant was considered an employee. There was a gun there." (Quoting from R v Dam, 2010 BCPC 289) Find other summaries.
R v Iverson, 2007 BCCA 3 (CanLII), per Mackenzie JA	BC	CA	5 years imprisonment		ecstasy lab
R v Scott, 2006 BCSC 678 (CanLII), per Gerow J	BC	SC	4 years		ecstasy lab
R v Ma, 2005 BCSC 493 (CanLII), per Holmes J	BC	SC	6 years imprisonment	76 kg of ecstasy	meth lab
R v Lau, 2003 SKPC 92 (CanLII), per McMurtry J	SK	PC	3 and 4 years	100,000 pills of ecstasy
R v Durette, 1992 CanLII 2779 (ON CA), 9 OR (3d) 557, per Finlayson JA	ON	CA	5-9 years		biker gang-related
R v Lukaniuk, (1989) 34 OAC 321 (CA)(*no CanLII links)	ON	CA	6 years imprisonment		lab

Schedule II

Grow ops / Cultivation

Case Name	Prv.	Crt.	Sentence	Drug / Quant.	Summary
R v Habib, 2018 NSSC 170 (CanLII), per Chipman J	NS	SC	12 months (production, #1) 4 months (trafficking #1) 8 months (production #2) 2.5 months (trafficking #2)		Template:OtherSummaries
R v Hatt, 2018 NSCA 51 (CanLII), per Derrick JA	NS	CA	3 months		The offender was convicted of possessions and cultivation of marijuana, firearms offences, and possession of illegal tobacco. The Court of Appeal overturned a sentence of 12 months Template:OtherSummaries
R v Bentley, 2017 ONCA 982 (CanLII), per curiam	ON	CA		"after plea the defendant was convicted of production of marijuana and fraud by consuming electricity with a grow operation at a rental house. Police located 3,618 marijuana plants and 7 pounds of processed marijuana. The accused had a dated but related offence for production of a Schedule II substance for which he was provided a conditional discharge. On appeal the Appeal Court imposed an 18 month sentence but stayed the execution of sentence at the time of rendering the appeal decision given the progress demonstrated by the accused and health concerns. The Court expressly rejected the trial judge’s 90 day intermittent sentence calling it unfit given the high number of plants seized, the antecedents of the respondent and pre-existing sentencing jurisprudence. As indicated earlier, the Court expressly rejected the prospect of reform on the horizon as entitling the sentencing judge to disregard the rule of law as he had suggested that such reforms “cut the legs out from under all the traditional sentencing laws in the area.” See para 6 of Bentley." Template:OtherSummaries ||{{{6}}}
R v Serov, 2017 BCCA 456 (CanLII), per Stromberg-Stein JA	BC	CA	12 months imprisonment		Court finds mandatory minimum unconstitutional. Template:OtherSummaries
R v McGee, 2017 BCCA 457 (CanLII), per Stromberg-Stein JA	BC	CA	10 months imprisonment		Court finds mandatory minimum unconstitutional.Template:OtherSummaries
R v Chen, 2017 ONCA 946 (CanLII), per curiam	ON	CA	6 months CSO and 12 months probation
R v Munn, 2016 CanLII 90178 (NB CA), per Baird JA	NB	CA	12 months imprisonment	unknown	The offender's grow operation was discovered when he accidentally started a fire while trying to extract oil from marijuana in his washroom. He caused extensive damage to his apartment where he lived with his wife and children. He was 35 years old with an aboriginal background. He also has an extensive criminal record.
R v Parr, 2016 BCCA 463 (CanLII), per Goepel JA	BC	CA	8 months imprisonment		The offender was convicted of production and trafficking in marijuana.
R v Patton, 2016 NSSC 222 (CanLII), per Scaravelli J	NS	SC	18 months (production) 12 months (trafficking)		[per Scaravelli SCJ]
R v Malenfant, 2016 BCSC 995 (CanLII), per Humphries J	BC	SC	18 months CSO
R v Lau, 2014 BCCA 176 (CanLII), per MacKenzie JA	BC	CA	9 months imprisonment	629 plants
R v Nguyen, 2012 MBCA 72 (CanLII), per Monnin JA	BC	CA	2 years less a day imprisonment	690 plants
R v Lo, 2012 SKQB 239 (CanLII), per Schwann J	SK	SC	2 years less a day CSO	572 plants
R v St. Germain, 2012 ABCA 198 (CanLII), per curiam	AB	CA	12 months imprisonment	2.2 pounds of plants
R v Bick, 2012 ONCJ 233 (CanLII), per Harris J	ON	PC	1 year imprisonment 2,074 plants		{{{6}}}
R v Konstantakis, 2011 BCPC 319 (CanLII), per Bennett J	BC	PC	12 months imprisonment	1,216 plants
R v Lam and Vo, 2011 BCPC 321 (CanLII), per O'Byrne J	BC	PC	18 months imprisonment	1,264 marihuana plants
R v Emonts, 2011 ONCJ 544 (CanLII), per Hearn J	ON	PC	18 months CSO	532 plants
R v Chen, 2011 BCPC 297 (CanLII), per Bayliff J	BC	PC	12 months CSO	1,139 plants	gardener for a grow-op
R v Vu, 2011 BCPC 269 (CanLII), per Giardini J	9 months imprisonment	786 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Bi, 2011 BCCA 204 (CanLII), per Saunders JA	BC	CA	9 months imprisonment
R v Evers, 2011 BCCA 330 (CanLII), per Hall JA	BC	CA	12 mo probation
R v Day, 2011 ONSC 1148 (CanLII), per Thorburn J	ON	SC	2 years less a day CSO	3.9kg	385g mushrooms and 27 g cocaine as well
R v Hann, 2011 NLTD 66 (CanLII), per Seaborn J	NL	SC	15 months CSO	4813.7 grams	limited record; joint recommendation
R v Horkoff, 2010 SKCA 79 (CanLII), per Richards JA	SK	CA	30 months imprisonment	323 plants
R v Giang, 2010 BCSC 1016 (CanLII), per Pearlman J	BC	SC	15 mo CSO
R v Hobbs, 2009 NSSC 258 (CanLII), per Coughlan J	NS	SC	30 mo jail
R v Wetherill, 2009 BCPC 356 (CanLII), per Brecknell J	BC	PC	18 mo CSO
R v Hobbs, 2009 NSSC 258 (CanLII), per Coughlan J	NS	SC	30 months		[per Coughlan SCJ]
R v Simpson, 2008 NSSC 57 (CanLII), per Cacchione J	NS	SC		1 day
R v Nannan, 2007 SKCA 50 (CanLII), per Lane JA	SK	CA	CSO	237 plants
R v Nguyen, 2007 NSPC 69 (CanLII), per C Williams J	NS	PC	4 years imprisonment		Offender also charged with possession marijuana for trafficking, unlawful diversion of electricity. Prior dated record for trafficking x 4. Sophisticated operation.
R v MacDonald, 2007 NSSC 308 (CanLII), per Cacchione J	NS	SC
R v Nguyen, 2007 NSSC 134 (CanLII), per Kennedy CJ	NS	SC
R v Hoang, 2007 SKPC 19 (CanLII), per Snell J	SK	PC	2 years less CSO	348 plants
R v Tanasichuk, 2007 BCSC 1028 (CanLII), per Brooke J	BC	SC	18 months CSO
R v Siek, 2007 NSCA 23 (CanLII), per Oland JA	NS	CA	2 years imprisonment
R v Koenders, 2006 BCSC 1045 (CanLII), per Holmes J	BC	SC	2 years less
R v Wong, 2005 NBQB 150 (CanLII), per Glennie J	NB	SC	2 years
R v MacIvor, 2003 NSCA 60 (CanLII), per Cromwell JA	NS	CA	4 months imprisonment		A joint recommendation. He had lukemia and no criminal record.
R v McCurdy, 2002 NSCA 132 (CanLII), per Roscoe JA	NS	CA	3 years imprisonment	500 plants	sophisticated operation
R v Shacklock, 2000 NSCA 120 (CanLII), per Roscoe JA	NS	CA	18 months imprisonment	214 marijuana plants
R v Brass, 2000 BCSC 988 (CanLII), per Brass J	BC	SC	12 mo CSO
R v Connolly, 1998 CanLII 3631 (NS CA), [1998] NSJ No 375, per Chipman JA	NS	CA	14 months imprisonment	million dollar grow-op	related record; on probation at time
R v Frenette, 1997 CanLII 3512 (NS CA), per Jones JA	NS	CA	14 months imprisonment		The Court rejected a CSO as a sentence. [per Jones JA]
R v Booth, 1996 CanLII 5020 (SK CA), per Vancise JA	SK	CA	3 years	400 plants