Senate votes down amendment for blanket ban on homegrown marijuana

HotKarl2

HotKarl2

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OTTAWA—The Senate has rejected an attempt to prohibit Canadians from growing a small number of marijuana plants at home once recreational cannabis is legalized.

Conservative Sen. Vern White proposed an amendment to Bill C-45 that would have banned home cultivation entirely across the country.


Conservative Sen. Vern White proposed an amendment to Bill C-45 that would have banned home cultivation entirely across the country. (Susan Montoya Bryan / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The amendment was defeated by a vote of 40-33.

Senators have already accepted 40 amendments proposed earlier this week by the Senate’s social affairs committee, one of which would authorize provinces to ban home cultivation if they choose — as Quebec and Manitoba intend to do — or restrict the number of plants even further than proposed in the legislation.

Under the bill, Canadians would be allowed to grow up to four plants per dwelling.

A number of senators say they share the concern that homegrown pot plants could make cannabis more accessible to children, lead to environmental health problems from excessive humidity and mould and cause problems in multiple-unit dwellings.

But they say letting provinces decide for themselves whether to ban home cultivation is a reasonable compromise.
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GroErr

GroErr

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Glad to see there's some politicians that aren't against allowing home grows. Forget the lame "for the kids" excuse, the reason it surprises me that this amendment was rejected is most of them likely have some stock in LP's and we're (home growers) viewed as the competition that cuts into their greedy bags of money.

It's all bull-shit anyhow, first challenge and you'll be able to grow at home, even in ass-backwards provinces.

The other thing that stood out is that all non-growers seem to assume that we will all grow indoors, shit some provinces are trying to restrict it to indoors. wtf is wrong with these people, outdoor has a much smaller carbon footprint and removes all the other fear-mongering reasons they list like the so-called "mould" problems that come with indoor growing (really?). My grow room has better air exchange and circulation than the rest of the house, which is also air conditioned and exchanges air through the HVAC system. Where is this supposed mould supposed to grow?
 
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gb123

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A bill to legalize marijuana, proposed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has been passed by the Senate through its third and final reading.
 
VIANARCHRIS

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TheRealDman said:
Not unless the amendment is adopted in the house. They don’t have to agree to any of the amendments. They can wipe them all clean and send it back to the senate, rinse and repeat.
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They could, but they won't. Quebec and Manitoba will be able to ban home grows - like that stopped anyone before. That should change after the next provincial elections there.
 
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