Canadian serviceman faces up to five years in prison after being convicted of serving cupcakes containing cannabis to colleagues during a military exercise with live ammunition.
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According to local media, colleagues at Chelsea Cogswell felt drugged, confused and worried for their safety after consuming chocolate cupcakes at the military base in Gagetown, New Brunswick, the second largest in Canada.
The soldiers who consumed the cupcakes were unaware that they contained marijuana.
The Ministry of National Defense told AFP on Wednesday evening that military judge Sandra Sukstorf had "
found the
defendant
guilty of all charges
" against her.
Chelsea Cogswell is charged with dishonorable conduct under the National Defense Act and administration of a noxious substance under the Canadian Criminal Code.
According to public media CBC, the trial revealed that the soldier had baked the cupcakes at home and then transported and distributed them to eight soldiers during training. The incident happened three months before Justin Trudeau's government legalized marijuana in Canada. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 16-19.