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)		5 years		age 23; also charged w arson; lab	{{{6}}}
R v Durette, 1992 CanLII 2779 (ON CA), (1992), 9 O.R. (3d) 557	5-9 years		biker gang-related	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Lukaniuk, (1989) 34 O.A.C. 321 (C.A.) (*no CanLII links)	6 years		lab	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Schedule II

Grow ops / Cultivation

Case Name	Prov.	Crt.	Sentence	Drug / Quant.	Summary
R v Habib, 2018 NSSC 170 (CanLII)	12 months (production, #1) 4 months (trafficking #1) 8 months (production #2) 2.5 months (trafficking #2)		[per Chipman SCJ]	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R. v. Hatt, 2018 NSCA 51 (CanLII)	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	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Serov, 2017 BCCA 456 (CanLII)	12 months		Court finds mandatory minimum unconstitutional.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v McGee, 2017 BCCA 457 (CanLII)	10 months		Court finds mandatory minimum unconstitutional.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Chen, 2017 ONCA 946 (CanLII)	6 months CSO and 12 months probation			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Munn, 2016 CanLII 90178 (NB CA)	12 months	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.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Parr, 2016 BCCA 463 (CanLII)	8 months		The offender was convicted of production and trafficking in marijuana.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Patton, 2016 NSSC 222 (CanLII)	18 months (production) 12 months (trafficking)		[per Scaravelli SCJ]	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Malenfant, 2016 BCSC 995 (CanLII)	18 months CSO			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Lau, 2014 BCCA 176 (CanLII),	9 months	629 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Nguyen, 2012 MBCA 72 (CanLII)	2 years less a day	690 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Lo, 2012 SKQB 239 (CanLII)	2 years less a day CSO	572 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v St. Germain, 2012 ABCA 198 (CanLII)	12 months	2.2 pounds of plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Bick, 2012 ONCJ 233 (CanLII)	1 year	2,074 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Konstantakis, 2011 BCPC 319 (CanLII)	12 months	1,216 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Lam and Vo, 2011 BCPC 321 (CanLII)	18 months	1,264 marihuana plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Emonts, 2011 ONCJ 544 (CanLII)	18 months CSO	532 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Chen, 2011 BCPC 297 (CanLII)	12 mo CSO	1,139 plants	gardener for a grow-op	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Vu, 2011 BCPC 269 (CanLII)	9 months	786 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Bi, 2011 BCCA 204 (CanLII)	9 mo			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Evers, 2011 BCCA 330 (CanLII)	12 mo probation			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Day, 2011 ONSC 1148	2 years less a day CSO	3.9kg	385g mushrooms and 27 g cocaine as well	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Hann, 2011 NLTD 66 (CanLII)	15 mo CSO	4813.7 grams	limited record; joint recommendation	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Horkoff, 2010 SKCA 79 (CanLII)	30 months	323 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Giang, 2010 BCSC 1016 (CanLII)	15 mo CSO			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Hobbs, 2009 NSSC 258 (CanLII)	30 mo jail			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Wetherill, 2009 BCPC 356 (CanLII)	18 mo CSO			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Hobbs, 2009 NSSC 258 (CanLII)	30 months		[per Coughlan SCJ]	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Simpson, 2008 NSSC 57 (CanLII)		1 day			{{{6}}}
R v Nannan, 2007 SKCA 50 (CanLII)	CSO	237 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Nguyen, 2007 NSPC 69 (CanLII)	4 years		Offender also charged with possession marijuana for trafficking, unlawful diversion of electricity. Prior dated record for trafficking x 4. Sophisticated operation.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v MacDonald, 2007 NSSC 308 (CanLII)				{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Nguyen, 2007 NSSC 134 (CanLII)				{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Hoang, 2007 SKPC 19 (CanLII)	2 years less CSO	348 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Tanasichuk, 2007 BCSC 1028 (CanLII)	18 mo CSO			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Siek, 2007 NSCA 23 (CanLII)	2 years			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Koenders, 2006 BCSC 1045 (CanLII)	2 years less			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Wong, 2005 NBQB 150 (CanLII)	2 years			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v MacIvor, 2003 NSCA 60 (CanLII)	4 months		A joint recommendation. He had lukemia and no criminal record.	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v McCurdy, 2002 NSCA 132 (CanLII)	3 years	500 plants	sophisticated operation	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Shacklock, 2000 NSCA 120 (CanLII)	18 months	214 marijuana plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Brass, 2000 BCSC 988 (CanLII)	12 mo CSO			{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Connolly, 1998 CanLII 3631 (NS CA), [1998] NSJ No. 375	14 months	million dollar grow-op	related record; on probation at time	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Frenette, 1997 CanLII 3512 (NS CA)	14 months		The Court rejected a CSO as a sentence. [per Jones JA]	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Booth, 1996 CanLII 5020 (SK CA)	3 years	400 plants		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Schedule III - Meth

Case Name	Prov.	Crt.	Sentence	Drug / Quant.	Summary
R v Reid 2008 NSPC 41 (CanLII)	48 months	30,000 ecstasy pills	before remand credit	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Iverson 2007 BCCA 3 (CanLII)	5 years		ecstasy lab	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Scott, 2006 BCSC 678 (CanLII)	4 years		ecstasy lab	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Ma, 2005 BCSC 493 (CanLII)	6 years	76 kg of ecstasy	meth lab	{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}
R v Lau, 2003 SKPC 92 (CanLII)	3 and 4 years	100,000 pills of ecstasy		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}