pot is legal in Canada
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ORECAL
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again?????????
jimmyspaz
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Still, the law was never fixed in 2003, it's been legal all this time. They just don't want us to know. If you read the info on the link it will explain this. Apparently the law is still on the books and you may get busted but, if you follow the correct procedure the charges will be dismissed. Every case that is successfully defended adds one more to the precedents list as well and makes the next one easier.Eventually , if enough cases are dismissed,the police will stop charging people with possession. Then we need someone to challenge the law on cultivation, after all if weed isn't illegal how can growing it be?
The same would apply to trafficking, I assume, would take a test case to determine precedent.
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jimmyspaz
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Well, I wasn't posting this to boast about how "liberal" Canada is but to inform Canadians of their legal rights. The Canadian government doesn't want this information to be spread around. As long as people don't know their rights they won't get them. I hope this link does some good.
jimmyspaz
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So far all the cases have been in Ontario, but as it's a constutional issue it should be the same all across the country. Spread the word, every successful defense gets us one step closer to the end of prohibition in Canada.
Keep up the fight!
No extradition for the BC3!!!
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The Dude 4552
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Being that I live in Canada, hopefully what I say has relevance here:
In past weeks, the supreme court of Canada past a motion that deems random drug searches unconstitutional. For law enforcement to be able to seize drugs immediately at the scene of the 'crime' has been suspended indefinitely. Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms now protects Canadian potsmokers from unnecessary and (more recently) unconstitutional prosecutions. The decision was based on a case in which drug-sniffing dogs were used to recover marijuana from a student at a school in Northern Ontario.
What relevance does this have to the average Canadian pot smoker?
Well it means if you are ever out and about and happen to get stopped by a police officer, and he suspects you have narcotics on you, he will have to go get a written warrant, track you down (possibly weeks later, if he even bothers) to administer it.
Just thought Id share that with everyone.
In past weeks, the supreme court of Canada past a motion that deems random drug searches unconstitutional. For law enforcement to be able to seize drugs immediately at the scene of the 'crime' has been suspended indefinitely. Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms now protects Canadian potsmokers from unnecessary and (more recently) unconstitutional prosecutions. The decision was based on a case in which drug-sniffing dogs were used to recover marijuana from a student at a school in Northern Ontario.
What relevance does this have to the average Canadian pot smoker?
Well it means if you are ever out and about and happen to get stopped by a police officer, and he suspects you have narcotics on you, he will have to go get a written warrant, track you down (possibly weeks later, if he even bothers) to administer it.
Just thought Id share that with everyone.
jimmyspaz
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Thanx for the info!! One more step inthe right direction, keep the faith everybody, we will overcome!!
Dev
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I don't agree with trafficking. Growing a bit and smoking a bit is fine by me. I wouldn't be on the forum if I didn't feel that way. What separates trafficking from simple growing and smoking is the nature of the business. All the more reason to legalize it. Simply put, take the weed money out of the pockets of genuine criminals and put it towards companies who can produce the nicest strains and let it be in the open. Would you not agree?
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The Dude 4552
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I agree. By legalizing marijuana you flood the market, forcing those who traffick to abandon their occupations or merely switch markets. If the owning and cultivation of marijuana were legal, then anyone who wished to smoke it would not have to willingly break the law to obtain it.
In my opinion, all the focus by law enforcement on marijuana production in Canada is mainly with large, commercial crops. All of the news media in my jurisdiction regarding marijuana deals with large outdoor guerrilla ops (500+ plants) and grow houses with faulty wiring and stolen electricity. Luckily the forcible prosecution for marijuana is mostly limited to commercial growers. I do not anticipate any problems with LEO in both my guerrilla grows, and of all my run-ins with police (in regards to marijuana possession) ended with slaps on the wrist.
I am just happy I don't live in the USA when it comes to marijuana laws. The threads I have seen on this site and the stories people have are really disturbing to me. Why does the government have to be so insane in terms of telling people what to do in their private lives, if doing so doesn't infringe the rights of others? Prosecuting simple marijuana possession and cultivation of less than 20 plants just floods the courts with misdemeanor cases just so the officers can get their arrest ratio up and the government can claim the billion dollar drug war is working.
it's good to know we have some hard-working marijuana lobbyists in parliament working to push marijuana legalization into fruition.
In my opinion, all the focus by law enforcement on marijuana production in Canada is mainly with large, commercial crops. All of the news media in my jurisdiction regarding marijuana deals with large outdoor guerrilla ops (500+ plants) and grow houses with faulty wiring and stolen electricity. Luckily the forcible prosecution for marijuana is mostly limited to commercial growers. I do not anticipate any problems with LEO in both my guerrilla grows, and of all my run-ins with police (in regards to marijuana possession) ended with slaps on the wrist.
I am just happy I don't live in the USA when it comes to marijuana laws. The threads I have seen on this site and the stories people have are really disturbing to me. Why does the government have to be so insane in terms of telling people what to do in their private lives, if doing so doesn't infringe the rights of others? Prosecuting simple marijuana possession and cultivation of less than 20 plants just floods the courts with misdemeanor cases just so the officers can get their arrest ratio up and the government can claim the billion dollar drug war is working.
it's good to know we have some hard-working marijuana lobbyists in parliament working to push marijuana legalization into fruition.
I am from Vancouver and I am pretty sure that pot is illegal in Canada right now. There was a time when posession of a certain quantity was lawful but I believe that didn't last long.
- the thing about smoking weed in Canada is that the police, parliment and the courts don't give a shit about it and don't consider it a crime. The attitude is that prosecuting or even arresting people for possession of pot is a waste of rescources. THIS IS NOT TO SAY that some asshole RCMP officer will not trip and run you through some stupid program... like charging you knowing your case will be discharged or trying to get you into alternative measures. Anyways, pretty sure weed is not legal in Canada.
- the thing about smoking weed in Canada is that the police, parliment and the courts don't give a shit about it and don't consider it a crime. The attitude is that prosecuting or even arresting people for possession of pot is a waste of rescources. THIS IS NOT TO SAY that some asshole RCMP officer will not trip and run you through some stupid program... like charging you knowing your case will be discharged or trying to get you into alternative measures. Anyways, pretty sure weed is not legal in Canada.
There's places in Vancouver too that have smoke rooms and after 6 you can smoke in the cafe (that's how it used to be anyway) There's some nice little seed banks in Toronto too! In Halifax (my hometown) we have Cannabis day instead of Canada day - everyone goes to the commons downtown (it's a big grassy field for baseball, hanging out, etc.) and everyone smokes some nice reefer. the cops are around but they stay to the outside, so as long as your not an idiot about it they kinda look the other way.
A proud Canadian indeed
A proud Canadian indeed
jahman2222
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canada has a constitution?
skiskate
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Yeah man toronto has cafes too where you can just smoke all you want and they sell desserts and coffee and stuff.There's places in Vancouver too that have smoke rooms and after 6 you can smoke in the cafe (that's how it used to be anyway) There's some nice little seed banks in Toronto too! In Halifax (my hometown) we have Cannabis day instead of Canada day - everyone goes to the commons downtown (it's a big grassy field for baseball, hanging out, etc.) and everyone smokes some nice reefer. the cops are around but they stay to the outside, so as long as your not an idiot about it they kinda look the other way.
A proud Canadian indeed
yes, we have one. its not as good as the american one though. our first amendment states that any of our rights can be quashed by the state if they feel like it. Rough!