CAN: Martin speaks out on marijuana

Migz420 · 04-26-2007, 10:20 AM

Martin speaks out on marijuana
04-25-07|sooke news mirror

Dr. Keith Martin reintroduced his Private Members Bill in the House of Commons on Friday which would amend the Controlled Substance Act to decriminalize a set amount of marijuana being carried on a person or located in someone’s residence.

A recent media investigation showed that Health Canada charges terminally/chronically ill patients up to 1500 per cent above market price for medicinal marijuana grown at their facility in Flin Flon. This is an outrageous abuse of the sick.

“The Government is on one hand wasting police and court resources to pursue small-time offenders, while on the other, criminally overcharging cancer and chronically ill patients for medicinal marijuana. This Private Members Bill will establish guidelines and limits for possession on the individual. It will enable resources to be redirected to prevention (especially for children), treatment and rehabilitation services. I hope this bill will push the government to establish a national strategy to address illegal drug use,” said Dr. Martin.

Dr. Keith Martin will stand in the House of Commons on April 20 after Question Period 1200hr EST and introduce his Bill for First Reading.

The text of the Bill can be found on the order paper section of the parl.gc.ca website or can be obtained from the office of Dr. Keith Martin (613) 996-8092.

TehUberGeeK · 04-26-2007, 11:14 AM

BILL C-431: An Act to amend the Contraventions Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (marihuana)

Quote:

This enactment amends the Contraventions Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. It changes the type of proceedings and legal regime governing the offences of possession of, possession for the purpose of trafficking and trafficking in, one gram or less of cannabis resin or thirty grams or less of cannabis (marihuana).
Under this enactment, these offences are deemed to be contraventions within the meaning of the Contraventions Act. Thus, an enforcement authority who believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed a contravention may complete a ticket in respect of that contravention and cause it to be served on the person. A person may, within 30 days after being served with a ticket,
(a) plead guilty and pay the amount of the fine set out in the ticket;
(b) plead guilty but make representations concerning the penalty, that is, the fine and fees imposed and whether the person ought to be given time to pay them; or
(c) request a trial.
A person who has been convicted of a contravention has not been convicted of a criminal offence, and a contravention does not constitute an offence for the purposes of the Criminal Records Act.

I'm sure it'll fail but it's nice to see he's still trying. I got EnoughIsEnough.jpg in the mail the last time they tried to decriminalize marijuana.

kcbennie · 04-26-2007, 03:16 PM

I'm so tired of people using the word liberal like it's a racial slur.

Ilove# · 04-26-2007, 10:08 PM

It's sad how far behind the government is on this. Almost everyone I've talked to already believes cannabis to be legal here. Many refuse to believe otherwise. And the gov wants to decriminalize it.

Forget decriminalzation, until cannabis is fully legalized people will be penalized for what essentially amounts to a thought-crime (the altering of one's consciousness through a drug of which the government does not approve, but which is provably less harmful than those that it does).

04-26-2007, 10:20 AM	#1
Migz420 Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 168 Grams: 2,902.55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	CAN: Martin speaks out on marijuana Martin speaks out on marijuana 04-25-07\|sooke news mirror Dr. Keith Martin reintroduced his Private Members Bill in the House of Commons on Friday which would amend the Controlled Substance Act to decriminalize a set amount of marijuana being carried on a person or located in someone’s residence. A recent media investigation showed that Health Canada charges terminally/chronically ill patients up to 1500 per cent above market price for medicinal marijuana grown at their facility in Flin Flon. This is an outrageous abuse of the sick. “The Government is on one hand wasting police and court resources to pursue small-time offenders, while on the other, criminally overcharging cancer and chronically ill patients for medicinal marijuana. This Private Members Bill will establish guidelines and limits for possession on the individual. It will enable resources to be redirected to prevention (especially for children), treatment and rehabilitation services. I hope this bill will push the government to establish a national strategy to address illegal drug use,” said Dr. Martin. Dr. Keith Martin will stand in the House of Commons on April 20 after Question Period 1200hr EST and introduce his Bill for First Reading. The text of the Bill can be found on the order paper section of the parl.gc.ca website or can be obtained from the office of Dr. Keith Martin (613) 996-8092.

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