A judge of the Court of Quebec in Gatineau has made it clear that he had enough of the "obsolete and ridiculous laws" on the Canada cannabis.
While welcoming the commitment of the new Trudeau Government which intends to legalize consumption of marijuana, judge Pierre Chevalier has imposed a symbolic fine of one dollar to a man from the Outaouais arrested for possession of 30 marijuana plants. On the bench, he added in reflecting aloud. If half of Canadians already consumed the pot, there are strong bet that lawyers and judges have already done...
"A dollar fine" and thirty cents surcharge, launched Chevalier j., Thursday, folder Mario Larouche, a 46-year-old man suffering from several ailments following a road accident.
Mr. Larouche has tried without success to have a prescription to possess legally of cannabis, and lessen his pain.
The Crown sought a sentence of 90 days in custody, and the defense, a fine of $ 250. The magistrate has gone below the two recommendations.
A system "all crooked.
"If (the accused) had met with a doctor, he would have probably had his prescription, said first Chevalier j..". Mr would not be in Court today. "Mr is a system about crooked where it does not give access to people to a natural medicine, which dates back to many centuries, millennia. ''
Then, the magistrate ruled on Justin Trudeau's Government, which has pledged to legalize the controversial plant.
"And I think the company will déniaiser on this side there, at least on the side of politicians, he said. There is one who is responsible for currently and that will probably not afraid to go in this direction. It stagnated in Canada on this side, because politically, the people probably wasn't ready to laws evolve at this level here. Irresponsible politicians have simply let things languish because it was to make them lose votes."
Then, came the turn of the judiciary.
"We are in a society where they accused people of possession and use of marijuana while more than half of the population has already consumed. These are laws that are outdated and ridiculous. When you are in the presence of laws where it would take more than half of the population have a criminal record to the Canada... And probably most of the Solicitors for the Crown and the defence, and perhaps judges, but I do not abrogate it. So I think it is time that we look much more lenient way things going."
Cannabis is still considered illegal in the Canada, except for those who have a doctor's authorization.
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While welcoming the commitment of the new Trudeau Government which intends to legalize consumption of marijuana, judge Pierre Chevalier has imposed a symbolic fine of one dollar to a man from the Outaouais arrested for possession of 30 marijuana plants. On the bench, he added in reflecting aloud. If half of Canadians already consumed the pot, there are strong bet that lawyers and judges have already done...
"A dollar fine" and thirty cents surcharge, launched Chevalier j., Thursday, folder Mario Larouche, a 46-year-old man suffering from several ailments following a road accident.
Mr. Larouche has tried without success to have a prescription to possess legally of cannabis, and lessen his pain.
The Crown sought a sentence of 90 days in custody, and the defense, a fine of $ 250. The magistrate has gone below the two recommendations.
A system "all crooked.
"If (the accused) had met with a doctor, he would have probably had his prescription, said first Chevalier j..". Mr would not be in Court today. "Mr is a system about crooked where it does not give access to people to a natural medicine, which dates back to many centuries, millennia. ''
Then, the magistrate ruled on Justin Trudeau's Government, which has pledged to legalize the controversial plant.
"And I think the company will déniaiser on this side there, at least on the side of politicians, he said. There is one who is responsible for currently and that will probably not afraid to go in this direction. It stagnated in Canada on this side, because politically, the people probably wasn't ready to laws evolve at this level here. Irresponsible politicians have simply let things languish because it was to make them lose votes."
Then, came the turn of the judiciary.
"We are in a society where they accused people of possession and use of marijuana while more than half of the population has already consumed. These are laws that are outdated and ridiculous. When you are in the presence of laws where it would take more than half of the population have a criminal record to the Canada... And probably most of the Solicitors for the Crown and the defence, and perhaps judges, but I do not abrogate it. So I think it is time that we look much more lenient way things going."
Cannabis is still considered illegal in the Canada, except for those who have a doctor's authorization.
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