A Canadian soldier accused of drugging her comrades with cannabis-laced cupcakes during a live-fire exercise has pleaded not guilty to the charges in a military court.
The trial marks the first time that a Canadian Armed Forces member stands charged with administering marijuana to colleagues without their consent, according to the Office of the Judge Advocate General.
Over the coming days, the court expects to hear from more than a dozen witnesses, including the members of Cogswell’s artillery unit who ate the chocolate cupcakes and then reported feelings of paranoia, confusion and fatigue. "All the members of W Battery who consumed the cupcakes, except one, allegedly experienced symptoms which included dehydration, overheating, fatigue, confusion, dry mouth and paranoia," according to court records.A fellow bombardier testified Wednesday that he ate one of the cupcakes before going on sentry duty near the artillery gun line that morning.
The soldier said he witnessed another gunner slip twice while operating the artillery gun, saying the mistakes were uncharacteristic of her typical behaviour. Medical staff treated all of the troops who reported symptoms of intoxication and the troops withdrew from the exercise.A single cupcake wrapper was collected from the scene and sent to a Health Canada lab in Quebec for testing, the court heard Wednesday.
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