Legalization Of Marijuana In All Of Canada

R. v. Mernagh 2011 Ontario Superior Court

On April 12th, 2011, Justice Donald Taliano found that Canada's Marijuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) and "the prohibitions against the possession and production of cannabis (marijuana) contained in sections 4 and 7 respectively of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act" are "constitutionally invalid and of no force and effect". The government has 90 days from this date (until July 11th) to fill the void in those sections or the possession and cultivation of Marijuana will become legal in all of Canada. This includes the non-medical use of the drug. The governing body may choose to appeal this decision, however, if it is denied as their last appeal was, there will be no shortage of scrambling to fix the gaping hole in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as there is currently no backup plan agreed upon.

What do you guys think? I read this article in Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_Canada

If Canada legalizes it, the US would most likely blockade trade with them. (If I'm not mistaken I believe I've read some release saying just that). That sucks though. I've been meaning to travel to Ontario for some time. How big is the culture there? Would I have any trouble finding connections for a short term trip?

Canada could give the US some of its revenue it makes off marijuana as taxation, hence that's the only reason the US doesn't want to legalize it.

There'd be no blockade, trade would still flow, the borders would still be open. If it ever came to that, the US would be branded as Nazi's. Trade is operated by big business ($$$$$), and regulated by pinhead committees and reps from both sides of the border. A lot of corporations would lose plenty and that would never happen. And to give up some revenue to another country is rediculous. There's more abuses, and drug trade flowing from the southern border than in the north. US has a huge cocaine problem, as well as heroin and illegal refugees. The Mexican/US border isn't closed. The US relies on cheap migrant labour to pick its produce.

All we hear about is flag waving and threats that really go nowhere.

Its going to fail just saying *harper government* if only the ndp won they wouldve leagalized marijuana to pay for all that crap they would've brought

Essentially, they want to scrap personal production licenses and license out production to large businesses.

US can't afford to block trade. USD destabalization is what has made this possible for canada. As an American, I say fucking go Canada. I might if you do!

Canada legalizes, and US follows shortly after...

The US will never close the US/Canadian border lol. We get too much important shit from them, including a shitload of our oil.

The federal government appealed the deadline asking for a timeout on the July 11, 2011. The judge granted the appeal and they are supposed to reconvene in November. It's all still up in the air.

Health Canada is now in the process of changing their MMJ rules. They are trying to get rid of personal licenses for growers and only allow large corporations to 'manufacture' MMJ. This all makes sense because part of Mernaugh defence was that he had to grow unlicensed because Health Canada MMJ laws weren't able to deal with patients' needs. Therefore Health Canada and the federal government will take the 3 months and 'fix' the current 'broken' MMJ laws by November, thereby invalidating the Mernagh defence and allowing the criminal code to stay intact.

Or, Theyh won't legalize it without setting up some kind of extortion racket about it eh?>

Of course, how else could the corporate interested create jobs for the retired military of an unsupportive bankrupt government to enforce their regulatory monopolies and the sponsor transfer of their same industrial theft and extortion of the poor sick working class. I refer more to the US here but the affairs of both nations are linked more in the corporate fashin than the political although it's kind of like seperation of church and state, ideal, but how do you 'enforce' it?