Talk:Cannabis legalization in Canada
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[edit] Created
I've created this article in hopes that others more knowledgeable than I will come and expand it. My thinking is that Canada is on the forefront of legalization efforts, yet the Legal issues of cannabis article only mentions the US and the UK. The outline is suggested, be bold. I intend to publicize the creation of the article, in hopes of attracting knowledgeable Canadians to work on it.
-SM 15:34, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Article title
I'm uncertain that this is the best title (and if in Canada it should be Legalisation, I humbly apologise). Please let's discuss here and reach consensus before moving the page around, as I am creating links to it (from Talk pages mostly), and would like to reduce the thrash.
-SM 15:47, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
Canadian English says that -ize is more popular than -ise, and otherwise I think it is a good title because it reflects that the law is also involved in the process, ie in the UK it would have to be Cannabis legalisation campaign, SqueakBox 15:40, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Key court decisions
I am uncertain which these would be, but would like to reference them here, with small separate articles added. Cf Gonzales v. Raich.
-SM 10:52, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
- That case has nothing to do with Canadian legalization. Why would US supreme court have jurisdiction over canada? [unsigned comment]
Sorry, I meant compare it for style, i.e., decisions relevant to Canada cannabis prohibition should be enumerated here, like Gonzales v. Raich is documented and referenced in connection to US prohibition. -SM 12:37, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Links to information that should be added
Two articles that directly link to a few of the headings in this article are:
Relates to: "Proposed federal decriminalization"
"The September 30, 2002, Speech from the Throne indicated that the federal government would consider the possibility of the decriminalization of marijuana possession. However, since then the government has been clear that the changes found in Bill C-10 do not mean decriminalization of marijuana."
The NDP support full decriminalization, but reject policies of lowering fines, based on the idea that "lowering, but not eliminating, a punishment results in more punishment. It's called the "net-widening effect."
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4482.html
Relates to: "History of prohibition of cannabis in Canada"
Mainly the 1987 bill that made it illegal to distribute books and any printed matter about marijuana or any ‘illicit’ drug, including magazines "High Times" and "Grow Yer Own Stone". The impact of this bill could be regarded as enormous. No printed matter about marijuana. This would have severely stunted the legalization movement. Compare this to today, where in major retailers such as Chapters and Indigo, you can find books with recipies for hash brownies.
Relates to: "Early legalization efforts"
The article details the legalization efforts since the early 1990s, detailing Marc Emery's campaign to reverse that bill and to get marijuana legalized, including putting ads in the newspaper openly calling for himself to be arrested. Marc Emery was arrested 4 times, not including his current arrest by the DEA for distrobuting (over 60,000) seeds online, for which the US government gives a maximum penalty of death.
Someone should add the information from these articles into this Cannabis legalization article
