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Welcome and Introduction

Rosellina Dattilo — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Christopher S. Johnson — Johnson Doricic Doyle Sugarman, Vancouver

A Primer on Controlled Drug Production

A. Marijuana Grow Ops

• types of plants
• growing methods and equipment
• stages in a marijuana grow op
• understanding the overall process

Sergeant Scott Rintoul — NCO i/c Drug Section, Burnaby Detachment, RCMP, Burnaby

B. Clandestine Labs

• how ecstasy and methamphetamine are made
• precursors and their significance
• lab terminology 

Richard Laing — DAS Laboratory Manager, Drug Analysis Service, Health Canada, Burnaby

Ethics and Professionalism in Drug Prosecution and Defence

• conflicts
• relations between Crown counsel and defence counsel
• relations between defence counsel and the accused

The Honourable Judge Reginald Harris — Provincial Court of BC, Vancouver
John D. Cliffe, QC — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver 
Ian Donaldson, QC — Donaldson's, Vancouver

Networking Break

Procedural Issues

• Charter challenges: leave and standing
• onus
• applications
• Vukelich

The Honourable Mr. Justice Harvey M. Groberman — Court of Appeal for BC, Vancouver
Martha M.M. Devlin, QC — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver 
Shelley L. Sugarman — Johnson Doricic Doyle Sugarman, Vancouver

Networking Lunch

Forfeiture: Civil and Criminal

• procedure
• lawyer fees

Patrick M. McGowan — Ritchie Sandford, Vancouver
W. Paul Riley — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Brian Sims — Assistant Deputy Director, Civil Forfeiture Office, Ministry of Justice, Victoria

Sentencing in Drug Cases

• marijuana
• cocaine
• methamphetamine and ecstasy
• conditional sentence orders
• electronic monitoring and technical suitability reports

The Honourable Administrative Judge Joanne Challenger — Provincial Court of BC, North Vancouver
Michael P. Klein — Michael Klein Law Corporation, Vancouver
Robert A. Prior — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver 

Networking Break

Search Warrants and Charter S. 8

• grounds for drug investigation search warrants
• marijuana grow op factors: FLIR, smell, hydro consumption, condensation, window coverings, lighting, and more

The Honourable Mr. Justice Selwyn R. Romilly — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Greg P. DelBigio, QC — Gregory P. DelBigio Law Corporation, Vancouver
Chris W. Greenwood — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Rosellina Dattilo — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Christopher S. Johnson — Johnson Doricic Doyle Sugarman, Vancouver