A bill to legalize marijuana will be introduced to Parliament in the spring of 2017...
Canada to introduce pot legalization legislation in 2017 - National | Globalnews.ca
So, should there be a moratorium on possession arrests? Should court cases be delayed until the new law is enacted?
A bill to legalize marijuana will be introduced to Parliament in the spring of 2017...
Canada to introduce pot legalization legislation in 2017 - National | Globalnews.ca
So, should there be a moratorium on possession arrests? Should court cases be delayed until the new law is enacted?
While I'm not sure, I'm guessing that if they're considering legalizing, then they probably don't enforce the law much anymore anyway. The US is like that in a lot of places. The cops don't even look for it unless there's suspicion of DUI. But half measures like not enforcing the law or decriminalizing just take more risk out of the black market. Legalizing will at least greatly reduce the black market, where it doesn't eliminate it completely.
That's one good reason for legalization. With prohibition, a lot of very ugly people are getting rich, and ramping up the 'war on drugs' only increases the profits those dirtbags make.
I see them as more tax-dodgers than dirtbags when it comes to marijuana dealers, assuming their customers are adults. But this half measure of keeping it illegal but not enforcing the law is any dealers wet dream.
It's legalization, not a half-measure.
Or are you referring to me wondering if there should be a moratorium on arrests between now and when the law is passed?
The "half measure" comment was in reference the current situation in most of the US and presumably in Canadia as well, where its technically illegal so there can be no legitimate, tax generating businesses or sales. By not really enforcing the prohibition laws, it creates an environment where dealers can sell with less risk and the black market thrives. From the governments perspective, decriminalization is a half measure that prevents wasted law enforcement resources but fails to address the black market, allowing something to be bought and sold tax free and unregulated.
Yeah, that sounds like a fair description of the situation here in Canada, regarding possession anyway. Trafficking and cultivation are different, but even that varies from place to place. Here, where I live, cultivation is universally tolerated by the populace and law enforcement reflects community standards, as it should. One of the local RCMP (there's only two on the island) was heard to say about growing, "No more than 5 and I can't see them from the road."
I'm interested to see how the home-growing angle gets handled by the new law.
Considering the recent Canadian government's budget and projections for the next 4 years, seems only reasonable that they'd want as many people stoned as possible moving forward.
Yeah, that sounds like a fair description of the situation here in Canada, regarding possession anyway. Trafficking and cultivation are different, but even that varies from place to place. Here, where I live, cultivation is universally tolerated by the populace and law enforcement reflects community standards, as it should. One of the local RCMP (there's only two on the island) was heard to say about growing, "No more than 5 and I can't see them from the road."
I'm interested to see how the home-growing angle gets handled by the new law.
Well the CBO recently released report saying that the deficits are overestimated since they are based on incredibly pessimistic economic growth and oil prices.
So, the current Finance Minister claims the former Conservative government left the new government with a significant deficit and yet the CBO claims the former Conservative government has left the new government with a small surplus. So, right off the top, the current government and their Finance Minister are caught in a lie, or perhaps worse.
Secondly, as you note, the CBO claims the new government has overstated the size of the deficits they've budgeted for. This suggests further that either the current government and their Finance Minister are doubly dishonest and playing their supporters and the Canadian public at large as fools so that they can turn around later and claim they've been such good stewards of the country's finances that they've saved taxpayer money or, equally as bad and perhaps more likely, they're so totally incompetent and out of their league that they can't even complete a reasonably accurate budget and fiscal plan for their administration.
While I'm not sure, I'm guessing that if they're considering legalizing, then they probably don't enforce the law much anymore anyway. The US is like that in a lot of places. The cops don't even look for it unless there's suspicion of DUI. But half measures like not enforcing the law or decriminalizing just take more risk out of the black market. Legalizing will at least greatly reduce the black market, where it doesn't eliminate it completely.
I see them as more tax-dodgers than dirtbags when it comes to marijuana dealers, assuming their customers are adults. But this half measure of keeping it illegal but not enforcing the law is any dealers wet dream.
The "half measure" comment was in reference the current situation in most of the US and presumably in Canadia as well, where its technically illegal so there can be no legitimate, tax generating businesses or sales. By not really enforcing the prohibition laws, it creates an environment where dealers can sell with less risk and the black market thrives. From the governments perspective, decriminalization is a half measure that prevents wasted law enforcement resources but fails to address the black market, allowing something to be bought and sold tax free and unregulated.
A bill to legalize marijuana will be introduced to Parliament in the spring of 2017...
Canada to introduce pot legalization legislation in 2017 - National | Globalnews.ca
So, should there be a moratorium on possession arrests? Should court cases be delayed until the new law is enacted?
If you are dealing grass, then you are in all probability dealing other drugs as well.
Hooray Canada!
Notice that she announced the date at the United Nations on 4-20 day, the international day for the celebration of pot. Now THAT is class. As I write this, about 200,000 people are gathering at Sunset beach to smoke, vapor, sell and whatever with absolutely no police hassle.
Big Biz is ready to go with the grow ops.
Greetings, F&L. :2wave:
Unfortunately, it's also the day Hitler was born - April 20, 1889. I'm not going to start a thread for him on here, but couldn't she have picked another day? :shock:
That's one good reason for legalization. With prohibition, a lot of very ugly people are getting rich, and ramping up the 'war on drugs' only increases the profits those dirtbags make.
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