What is the appropriate sentencing for those who are involved in large-scale commercial cannabis operations?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Withrow, 2019 NSSC 270 (CanLII):
There is ample authority that, absent exceptional circumstances, deterrence and denunciation are the primary considerations when sentencing offenders involved in large-scale commercial cannabis operations (R v. Banfield, 2011 NSSC 56).
This is also ample authority that denunciation and deterrence are primary considerations when sentencing those involved in money laundering (R v. Garnett, 2017 NSCA 33).
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