Maybe that Canadian guy working at the mint should have tried a different defence, someone gave a list for the use of Gold the other day and mentioned the medical use. The guy could have claimed he was trying it out on his haemorrhoids.
“GoldenEye® 0.15% w/w Eye Ointment contains the active ingredient Dibrompropamidine isetionate, to kill bacteria that cause eye and eyelid infections like conjunctivitis,”
