cannabisnews.com: Papers Report Conflicting Visions of New Pot Law
Papers Report Conflicting Visions of New Pot Law
Posted by CN Staff on May 10, 2003 at 10:47:25 PT
By The CTV.ca News Staff
Source: CTV
Ottawa is expected to table its new marijuana law next week, and in the roll up to its introduction there are wildly different views of what it might contain.In separate reports Saturday the Toronto Star and National Post newspapers both suggested Ottawa might be backing off on plans to decriminalize marijuana, in light of the potential for a backlash at U.S. border crossings.
According to the Toronto Star, anyone convicted of possessing "small amounts" of the drug would be fined -- not jailed -- and would not be left with a criminal record. Simple possession would remain on the books as a criminal offence under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.The Liberal government will propose tougher measures to target illegal marijuana growing operations, including the doubling of penalties for drug trafficking, sources told the paper.Its a different story in the Globe and Mail, however. The paper reported Saturday that federal officials have settled on a 15-gram limit for personal possession. Anyone caught in possession of any quantity less than 15 grams would be ticketed and fined under the Contraventions Act.Currently, anyone found with 30 grams or less can faces charges of common possession of the drug. Possession of more than that amount can mean prosecution for the intent to sell. Depending on how they are rolled, 15 grams of cannabis can produce about 20 joints.The issue of decriminalization has already provoked a divisive debate. Many U.S. officials have expressed concerns about Canada's moves towards decriminalization, suggesting such a law would lead to interminable border delays. Some ministers have even argued in cabinet that the law would be another unneeded irritant to plague the relationship between Canada and the United States.Source: CTV (Canada)Published: May 10, 2003Copyright: 2003 Bell Globemedia Interactive Inc. Website: http://www.ctv.ca/Contact: newsonline ctv.ca Related Articles & Web Site:Cannabis News Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmNow, They Don't Like Our Marijuana Planhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16245.shtmlLiberals To Water Down Marijuana Billhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16244.shtmlOttawa Backs Off Pot Law Planshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16242.shtml
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Comment #10 posted by FoM on May 11, 2003 at 09:08:16 PT
freedom fighter
Thank you for the song. I listened to it and saved it. Here's one for you if you like Neil Young.http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesat/20020622_wesat_nyoung_powderfinger.ram
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Comment #9 posted by freedom fighter on May 10, 2003 at 23:01:19 PT
Wow! Riders are coming!
Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out of role
Riders on the stormThere's a killer on the road
His brain is squirmin' like a toad
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
If ya give this man a ride
Sweet memory will die
Killer on the road, yeahGirl ya gotta love your man
Girl ya gotta love your man
Take him by the hand
Make him understand
The world on you depends
Our life will never end
Gotta love your man, yeahWow!Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out of role
Riders on the stormRiders on the storm
Riders on the storm
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Riders on the storm http://www.adrian.smith.clara.net/music/TD_rots.MP3pazff
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on May 10, 2003 at 19:13:32 PT
What An Excellent Show!
I'm still watching the program. Such common sense is being displayed!Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 Phil Lucas, Matt Elrod, David Hadorn and Ted Smith on "The New VI" (CIVI-TV Channel 53, Victoria) discussing Canadian decrim:http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-1953.html
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on May 10, 2003 at 18:23:59 PT
I'm Watching The Video
I hope you all check it out who can. Woo Woo Matt! Doing good!
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Comment #6 posted by FoM on May 10, 2003 at 18:07:38 PT
The New VI: Talk TV on Pot
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003
Phil Lucas, Matt Elrod, David Hadorn and Ted Smith on "The New VI" (CIVI-TV Channel 53, Victoria) discussing Canadian decrim:http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-1953.html
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Comment #5 posted by WolfgangWylde on May 10, 2003 at 12:33:56 PT
Clearly, the Courts are..
...the last hope for Canadians, but I'm not optimistic. I'd say when its all said and done, Canada and the U.S.'s treatment of marijuana smokers will be identical. We're screwed.The only wild card is the Canadian pot smoker. Will they cower behind close doors like the American pot smoker, or will they purposely engage in civil disobedience, demanding a court hearing for every fine, thereby clogging the system?
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on May 10, 2003 at 11:38:11 PT
afterburner
Done!
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Comment #3 posted by afterburner on May 10, 2003 at 11:34:33 PT:
FoM - please delete comment two, double post
I got an error message when I first tried to post it and didn't know it had already been posted.
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Comment #1 posted by afterburner on May 10, 2003 at 11:24:07 PT:
How Can Simple Possession Remain on the Books...
when the courts have declared it to be unconstitutional? Levying fines on the basis of an unconstitutional law must surely be unconstitutional. Until the federal government desists from this fiction that the current law is still in effect, their remedies make no sense whatsoever! By the way, the courts also ruled that prohibition of cannabis cultivation is also unconstitutional.[10] I have concluded that the trial judge was right in finding that Parker needs marihuana to control the symptoms of his epilepsy. I have also concluded that the prohibition on the cultivation and possession of marihuana is unconstitutional.RELEASED: JUL 31 2000 Signed: “M. Rosenberg J.A.
MAC “I agree: M.A. Catzman J.A.”
“I agree. Louise Charron J.A.”
The Courts Decision on Parker
http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2000/july/parker.htmThe twelve months of grace has obviously passed without a change to the current law, which has therefore, been declared unconstitutional in three provinces. Cannabis and the law - Globe and Mail, Jan 4, 2003
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20030104/EMARI/national/national/nationalTheNationHeadline_temp/8/8/17/ego transcendence follows ego destruction, and suddenly there is no problem.
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