The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for violent offences including assault with a weapon.
The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had been living in the community on a conditional discharge.
The hospital and parties recommended continuing the conditional discharge with reduced reporting and the removal of the urine drug screen (UDS) requirement.
The Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing ambivalence toward medication and lack of insight into the risks of cannabis use.
The Board ordered a continued conditional discharge, reducing reporting frequency to monthly but maintaining the random UDS testing requirement to monitor abstinence.
