Ryan Burke appealed his conviction for transporting cannabis in a motor vehicle contrary to s. 12(1) of the Cannabis Control Act.
The appeal raised four grounds related to the statutory interpretation of "baggage" and "fastened closed" under s. 12(2)(b) of the Act.
The court dismissed the appeal, finding that the trial judge correctly applied the modern approach to statutory interpretation, did not err in defining "baggage" to exclude small pill bottles or the vehicle's center console, and was not required to make findings on whether the containers were "fastened closed" once they were determined not to be "baggage."
