Canada Promises to Revive Pot Bill

[Spazito]

OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (news - Y! TV) said Thursday his government will reintroduce legislation to decriminalize simple possession of marijuana when Parliament sits again in the new year.



Martin indicated that the bill, first brought in under his predecessor Jean Chretien, could be toughened in committee before it passes.


"I think that one's got to take a look at the fines," Martin said. "I think that you have to take a look at the quantities, and I think that there has to be a larger effort against the grow-ops and against those who distribute."


But the prime minister said he agrees with the principle that young people should not be dogged throughout life by a criminal record if they are caught in possession of small amounts of pot.

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(Just by way of explanation, some thought that Martin might allow the bill to die in committee but it seems that is not so)

[La_Serpiente]

1. Canada

is starting to look a lot more appealing now ;-)

[brainshrub]

2. Canada is so cool.

We totaly don't deserve neighbors like Canadians.

[Melsky]

3. They don't disturb neigbors like us either!

[ozone_man]

4. So true.

Speaking of which, I'm going to Quebec City this weekend. Glad to hear that the new PM is so bilingual and for decriminalizing small amounts of pot.

Going to enjoy denying Bush my holiday dollars to feed his rotten recovery.

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. Aww comon, I think most Americans deserve us Canuks as buddies ?

. .

It's the Cowboy and his gang of Thugs y'all don't deserve !!

. . . . .

. . . .What else can I say ! ! ! !

[Sugarbleus]

6. ROFLMAO......... toooooooo funny.

This is great CC!

We LOVE you Canada. Keep up the good fight. We need a "role model".

:hug:

[MrPrax]

7. Oh yeah...and he is calling a election

Not much time in the new year to re-call Parliament, ram it through (that'll be easy!) and--oh call an election for April as predicted...

I ain't holding my toke--er--breathe on this one...

[Spazito]

8. Yeah, but the election will be a fight for second place...

between the Reform/Alliance/Conservative/? party and the NDP. The Liberals will be the majority party again so it will go through.

[Manix]

9. ..how are you going to get a invite to the Crawford pig farm with this

bad attitude? LOL