Australia: Medicinal Cannabis Couple Wants Trafficking Charges Upheld
A VICTORIAN couple to be tried over supplying medicinal cannabis to the chronically ill have objected to charges against them being dropped.
Matthew and Elizabeth Pallett, of Carrum Downs, are due to face trial in the County Court in October for cultivating the illegal crop.
The pair, who are defending themselves, have formally pleaded not guilty to the claims.
But Mr Pallett this morning voiced displeasure at the prosecutors’ decision to drop trafficking and possession charges, to the amusement of Judge Mark Taft.
Mr Pallett said he and his wife had wished to call witnesses on the basis of the original set of allegations.
The Victorian Government plans to introduce legislation to permit children to be treated with medicinal cannabis as early as 2017. Picture: Facebook
But Judge Taft, who noted their objection, said it was up to the prosecutors to determine what charges would be...
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