• Canada's Marajuana Laws Made Invalid, If there is no new laws in 90 days, it's legal
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[URL]http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110413/medical-marijuana-laws-110415/20110413?hub=BritishColumbiaHome[/URL] [quote] An Ontario court has struck down Canada's laws that prohibit the possession and growing of marijuana after ruling that the medical marijuana program is unconstitutional. Ontario Superior Court Justice Donald Taliano found that the marijuana program is failing to ensure that patients who need the drug can get the necessary approvals. So the St. Catharines, Ont. justice declared the "Marihuana Medical Access Regulations" invalid. And, because the problems with the program force medical marijuana users to resort to illegal means to obtain their marijuana, Taliano also struck down two sections of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that prohibit possession and cultivating marijuana. He deemed the sections unconstitutional because they can be used to charge medical marijuana users who haven't been able to obtain medical marijuana licences. "Rather than promote health – the regulations have the opposite effect. Rather than promote effective drug control – the regulations drive the critically ill to the black market," he wrote. The ruling doesn't immediately make pot possession legal: the judge suspended his ruling for three months, giving Ottawa until July to fix the problems his ruling identified. The federal government is expected to appeal. The case was brought by Matthew Mernagh, a 37-year-old St. Catharines man who suffers from several illnesses, including fibromyalgia, seizures and scoliosis. He says marijuana is the most effective treatment for his pain but has been unable to find a doctor to support his application for a medical marijuana licence. So he resorted to growing his own cannabis and was charged with producing the drug. Taliano stayed those charges with his ruling. The court heard that doctors across Canada have effectively boycotted Health Canada's medical marijuana program. The doctors have been refusing to grant the licences because they say they haven't been given enough training about how to prescribe the drug. They also say the government has failed to fund sufficient clinical trials of the drug. Several other medicinal users of the drug testified they faced similar problems that Mernagh described, and that Health Canada would take months to process their applications.[/quote]
that's my holiday booked this year
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Awesome.
this would be quite great. if Canada legalizes marijuana, and everyone sees that the ridiculous scare stories haven't come true, it's going to put a lot of pressure on the US's ridiculous policies.
calling that a new law will be made on the 89th day.
Already a thread on this: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1078334-Ontario-Judge-declares-criminalization-of-pot-unconstitutional[/url]
I woke up and looked out my window at Vancouver, at first I thought it had gone up in flame, then I read this article and understood they were all a-blaze.
[QUOTE=t man;29153957]Already a thread on this: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1078334-Ontario-Judge-declares-criminalization-of-pot-unconstitutional[/url][/QUOTE] I search Canada and weed and of course this doesn't pop up
[QUOTE=t man;29153957]Already a thread on this: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1078334-Ontario-Judge-declares-criminalization-of-pot-unconstitutional[/url][/QUOTE] No. Different story. This is now that it's been struck down and declared unconstitutional what now.
This ruling makes me fear that it will consolidate the conservative base and push more of them to vote in the upcoming election as the conservatives are staunchly against legalization.
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[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyAlt;29153878]this would be quite great. if Canada legalizes marijuana, and everyone sees that the ridiculous scare stories haven't come true, it's going to put a lot of pressure on the US's ridiculous policies.[/QUOTE] It ain't deadly, but it still has negative side effect. Mostly psychological... Oh wait, I forgot, research considering marijuana is [I]only[/I] valid around here if it discovers something in favor of it. :colbert:
[QUOTE=Géza!;29154113]It ain't deadly, but it still has negative side effect. Mostly psychological... Oh wait, I [I]almost [/I]forgot, research considering marijuana is [I]only[/I] valid around these parts if it discovers something in favor of it. :colbert:[/QUOTE] Don't even bother, most of facepunch are stoners.
[QUOTE=Géza!;29154113]It ain't deadly, but it still has negative side effect. Mostly psychological... Oh wait, I forgot, research considering marijuana is [I]only[/I] valid around here if it discovers something in favor of it. :colbert:[/QUOTE] No? I'm a stoner, I acknowledge the facts about pot, research good or bad. No one said it was invalidated. Just because some people are stupid means little.
I really hope this is the start of something great.
[QUOTE=Boeing787;29154135]Don't even bother, most of facepunch are stoners.[/QUOTE] Meaning? I've seen more people accept what little negative research has been found than i've seen deny.
but if pot is legal how do drug dealers make money???
Imagine all the shit at the american border.
[QUOTE=Canned Induvidual;29154422]Imagine all the shit at the american border.[/QUOTE] :foxnews:[b]Canadian terrorists smuggle illegal narcotics into the country, more at 11[/b]:foxnews:
[QUOTE=Trogdon;29154389]but if pot is legal how do drug dealers make money???[/QUOTE] SHIT!!! Also, interesting ruling. You'd expect those laws were made to help people.
[QUOTE=Géza!;29154113]It ain't deadly, but it still has negative side effect. Mostly psychological... Oh wait, I forgot, research considering marijuana is [I]only[/I] valid around here if it discovers something in favor of it. :colbert:[/QUOTE] I'm talking about scare stories the conservatives spew like "IT'LL INCREASE USE" "GATEWAY DRUG" "EASIER FOR KIDS" "SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE". Marijuana is by and large one of the most therapeutically safe drugs that exist, the psychosis risk is out there but the risk is very minimal around the mid-twenties, so like any drug don't smoke it everyday when you're 15.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;29154389]but if pot is legal how do drug dealers make money???[/QUOTE] They don't, thankfully.
Fucking hell, why can't something like this happen in the UK?
I just fucking jumped for joy. I actually jumped out of my fucking chair and cheered.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;29154389]but if pot is legal how do drug dealers make money???[/QUOTE] More from Marajuana for a time, It should take some time for everyday people and businesses to sprout.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;29154166]Meaning? I've seen more people accept what little negative research has been found than i've seen deny.[/QUOTE] There's been little negative research because there hasn't been enough legit research, which is a fault on both sides of the argument. The doctors are right on this one and until we actually have a full report on it, like any other drug on the market, then it shouldn't be sold.
[QUOTE=Micr0;29154608]I just fucking jumped for joy. I actually jumped out of my fucking chair and cheered.[/QUOTE] Same, followed by actually finding myself pulling a M. Bison.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;29154389]but if pot is legal how do drug dealers make money???[/QUOTE] Keep doing what they are doing. I assume they will have to buy a license of some sort to sell it. With the Medical Marijuana program here in Vancouver you can get a permit to grow and possess pot, A couple of my friends have those permits and pretty much have a free pass to pot. I assume they will just add a distribution license so that the government can earn some money off of weed sales without being too intrusive. Or something.
[QUOTE=Rubs10;29154688]There's been little negative research because there hasn't been enough legit research, which is a fault on both sides of the argument. The doctors are right on this one and until we actually have a full report on it, like any other drug on the market, then it shouldn't be sold.[/QUOTE] Holy shit not you again. It's more researched than most drugs that major Pharma pumps out. The main dangers so far we've found? Causes psychosis increase if you smoke before you're in your mid 20's. There's been tons of research, lots of it legit, lots not, but there's been tons. It should be legalized because there's no reason to keep it illegal. I don't really give a shit about you and what you might say because you'll just say "More research" again like you did last time ignoring the fact there's fucking tons of research and that WORSE DRUGS GET RELEASED LEGALLY AND YOU'RE APPLYING A RIDICULOUS DOUBLE STANDARD. I mean really, how the fuck do you hold it to that standard when we know it's less lethal and dangerous than any other drug we've put out so far? We legalize drugs with sideeffects half way to killing you, but pots too dangerous?
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