Bongs and Grow Books Banned in Canada - Polidicks

[quote]Surprised about this harsh law? Don’t be, it’s 25 years old – enacted back in 1988 by the Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.[/quote] ??? I don't get it, there are head shops everywhere, this isn't a new law

[QUOTE=Jamsponge;40673707]What are they gonna do with the books, burn them?[/QUOTE] Blaze them [editline]17th May 2013[/editline] Faggot

So what the fuck? I gotta throw all my shit away now?

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;40673616]oh god what the fuck is Canada doing first fucking up Science and now this bullshit[/QUOTE] Harper is really going [B][I]OFF THE RAILS[/I][/B] no but really our government sucks and none of the candidates look much better. On the one hand Trudeu will bankrupt us, the NPD no longer has Layton (RIP bike man) and the Bloc du Quebecois is pretty fucking crazy. So we're pretty fucked no matter what.

[QUOTE=Keyblockor;40676235][B]FUCK THE CONSERVATIVES.[/B] Seriously, they shouldn't be called "Progressive Conservatives" they should be called "Reactionary Party" Because they're going backwards instead of forwards.[/QUOTE] They haven't been called Progressive Conservatives since the PCs folded in 2003. Also, could people actually read the damn article before commenting. This law has been in the books since 1988. Harper was making his first run as a Reform candidate in the year this was passed. Good thing OP left that out so this could turn into another "Shit on the Harper Gov't Topic." I don't even like Harper, but this is a fucking reach.

[QUOTE=Broguts;40678003]Harper is really going [B][I]OFF THE RAILS[/I][/B] no but really our government sucks and none of the candidates look much better. On the one hand Trudeu will bankrupt us, the NPD no longer has Layton (RIP bike man) and the Bloc du Quebecois is pretty fucking crazy. So we're pretty fucked no matter what.[/QUOTE] you know I don't know who to bother voting for this time it's pretty much vote for a Douche or Turd Sandwich

[QUOTE=Laserbeams;40673699]It's worse than America, since the US recently legalized weed in a few states[/QUOTE] there are much better reasons why it's worse

[QUOTE=Bruhmis;40678615]there are much better reasons why it's worse[/QUOTE] Straight up. The only thing illegal in the US is the actual plant itself, and even that's debatable depending on state.

[QUOTE=Aetna;40678778]Straight up. The only thing illegal in the US is the actual plant itself, and even that's debatable depending on state.[/QUOTE] At least Canada doesn't have mandatory drug tests though. Mixed bag. :V

[QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;40678921]At least Canada doesn't have mandatory drug tests though. Mixed bag. :V[/QUOTE] ...who says we have mandatory drug tests? That's up to the company, not all do it, and they're not even "mandatory" in the sense that it's an employers right to hire drug-free citizens. You can opt out of the job if you want to opt out of the drug test.

[QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;40678921]At least Canada doesn't have mandatory drug tests though. Mixed bag. :V[/QUOTE] So it's a problem that employers want their employees to be sober on the job?

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;40679751]So it's a problem that employers want their employees to be sober on the job?[/QUOTE] No. It is a problem when you can fail a drug test even though you are sober on the job. Talking about weed.[QUOTE=Aetna;40679679]...who says we have mandatory drug tests? That's up to the company, not all do it, and they're not even "mandatory" in the sense that it's an employers right to hire drug-free citizens. You can opt out of the job if you want to opt out of the drug test.[/QUOTE] Of course it's up to the company. It doesn't change how stupid it is to be fired over having non-psychoactive THC in your blood. It's mandatory if it's either pass the piss test or lose your job. Of course you can just opt out of your job, but that's irrelevant to my point. It's cut and dry discrimination. Do I need to repeat the obvious? Weed stays in your system for weeks, even if it's stone cold obvious that you're stone cold sober.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;40679751]So it's a problem that employers want their employees to be sober on the job?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;40679758]No. It is a problem when you can fail a drug test even though you are sober on the job. Talking about weed.[/QUOTE] this. I don't see why a responsible citizen can't kick back and smoke a joint after a long day of work instead of a few beers.

It's a conspiracy to cause a bunch of pot smokers to get lung cancer since they have to smoke it now, smoke causes tar build up, which causes lung problems. With the lung problems in mass, they will weigh down the Socialized Health Insurance, with it being bogged down the government will collapsed! RON PAUL WARNED US!

[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;40673904]Damn it Canada, stop trying to be America, I need a backup nation encase this one fucks up.[/QUOTE] För Sverige – i tiden [img]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-sweden.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=zakedodead;40674722]Holy fuck that's insane[/QUOTE] No one will actually enforce that

[QUOTE=The golden;40673877]Vote splitting. The majority of Canada did not actually vote for him yet he won due to votes being split. Canada is currently being governed by a party that the people did not vote for.[/QUOTE] Also, the parliamentary system. Technically, nobody voted for Harper at all; they voted for a Member of Parliament in their electoral district. Each Member of Parliament that gets elected earns a seat for their party. The leader of the party with the most seats then gets to be Prime Minister. Harper won a majority of seats this time, while still only getting 39.6% of the popular vote. (This is supposed to be a good thing so that low-population areas are fairly represented... but the voting system is still so stupid.)

+1 Harper Majority I really hope that asshole gets fuckin' cancer. [B][I]FUCK[/I][/B]

lol victoria is fucked.

[QUOTE=Aetna;40679679]...who says we have mandatory drug tests? That's up to the company, not all do it, and they're not even "mandatory" in the sense that it's an employers right to hire drug-free citizens. You can opt out of the job if you want to opt out of the drug test.[/QUOTE] Except here the courts have generally decided that drug testing as a condition of employment is a violation of our rights Lots of employers still do it but nobody fights for their rights anymore

[QUOTE=Killer900;40673632]It's slowly becoming America :tinfoil:[/QUOTE] lmao this isn't anything like america in most states, any sort of smoking paraphernalia is legal if you're over 18. this is just batshit crazy haha

[QUOTE=Zeke129;40680706]Except here the courts have generally decided that drug testing as a condition of employment is a violation of our rights Lots of employers still do it but nobody fights for their rights anymore[/QUOTE] How is that a violation of our rights? I don't blame an employer for wanting to ensure their employees aren't going to be high on the job. If someone fucks up when they're blazed as shit, it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. They're covering their own backs and it makes perfect sense. If someone can't lay off the bowls for 3 weeks to pass a test, imo they have bigger problems to worry about.

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;40673616]oh god what the fuck is Canada doing first fucking up Science and now this bullshit[/QUOTE] Yeah, honestly after all this recent backwards news, now the bc NDP somehow lost to the Liberals (IE: the BC conservatives) in the BC elections, I'm thinking there's slowly some covert revolution of fucking pig stupidity in this country Oh yeah, and the federal NDP took "socialism" out of their constitution because I guess that word scares people in canada now :rolleye:

[QUOTE=Aetna;40681175]How is that a violation of our rights? I don't blame an employer for wanting to ensure their employees aren't going to be high on the job. If someone fucks up when they're blazed as shit, it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. They're covering their own backs and it makes perfect sense. If someone can't lay off the bowls for 3 weeks to pass a test, imo they have bigger problems to worry about.[/QUOTE] Because any drug test other than a breathalyzer indicates if you've used drugs at some point in the last month or so. Canada is not the United States - to fire someone you have to demonstrate that they are unable to fulfill a "bona fide occupational requirement". Current sobriety is absolutely one of those requirements, sobriety 3 weeks ago isn't. Furthermore, during hiring you cannot require the disclosure of disabilities beyond those that prevent you from fulfilling a bona fide occupational requirement. Drug addiction is a disability, and pre-employment drug testing would reveal if someone has this disability. Doing this is akin to asking if your employee is gay or used to suffer from depression. It's discriminatory and illegal. The only allowable drug tests are ones that test for current sobriety, or traditional drug testing with reasonable cause to believe that the employee is using drugs on the job - such as finding drugs in their possession at work or after an accident.

there goes my decorative bong collection

What? I went to [url=http://www.puffalot.ca/]Puffalot[/url] today, they are still selling bongs, pipes, and books. I guess they're not raiding every store.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;40673631]Seeing as that's what everyone I know uses it for. Honestly there is no reason to smoke anything else out of it. Sure you could smoke tobacco out of one, that way you can get such a nicotine buzz that you throw up.[/QUOTE] I've seen a post on some forum by some guy using one to quit cigarettes. Take a nice big rip of a tobacco bowl in the morning and you're not gonna want to even see cigarettes for the rest of the day :v:

[QUOTE="Cannabis Culture"]Surprised about this harsh law? Don't be, it's 25 years old – enacted back in 1988 by the Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.[/QUOTE] Why is this making news today? I don't really know... [url]http://www.cannabisculture.com/content/2013/05/16/Bongs-and-Grow-Books-Banned-Canada[/url] [editline]18th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Zeke129;40674283]This has been law since [i]1988[/i] It's been very loosely enforced the entire time Vancouver Sun is being pretty damn sensationalist here[/QUOTE] Yes thank you. Not everyone is a slave to these headlines at least.