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So is Canada going to legalize or what?
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TheBlackman
Member
yo,
legal-lies are what they be,
control, restrict and regulate this oh so dangerous weed,
the man did his work that's for sure,
handed over Cannabis in Canada to those corporate whores,
so legal it may be one day to come,
all we've done is taken 5 steps backwards,
and true cannabis freedoms for one and all has come undone.
legal-lies are what they be,
control, restrict and regulate this oh so dangerous weed,
the man did his work that's for sure,
handed over Cannabis in Canada to those corporate whores,
so legal it may be one day to come,
all we've done is taken 5 steps backwards,
and true cannabis freedoms for one and all has come undone.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
Weed as you know, is a controversial topic and it's hard for legislators to agree. We don't have a king who can decree a law like the US has with Executive Orders.
In a nutshell
The House of Commons' (elected officials) Bill, and the Senate (life time *appointed senators) Bill MUST agree (be identical) before it ascends into law.
A Bill must have 3 readings where committees are formed to research and review every aspect of the Bill and is passed back to the House where changes are made. The 3rd reading is the Last.
If the Bill still has amendments at this point (This is where it is now), only letters are passed back and forth to try and agree. If there's no agreement, the bill fails and they have to start over again.
Someone always bends and life goes on. If there's junk in it, the government will use it as is and clean it up via amendments over time.
I doubt it'll be law before August at the earliest. But there's about 3 amendments (out of 50 or so) that may make it fall to June next year (2019).
Having said that, the government has a few dirty trick that can force shit down a senator's throat.
Regardless, it will be law. That's one cat they can't put back in the bag.
In a nutshell
The House of Commons' (elected officials) Bill, and the Senate (life time *appointed senators) Bill MUST agree (be identical) before it ascends into law.
A Bill must have 3 readings where committees are formed to research and review every aspect of the Bill and is passed back to the House where changes are made. The 3rd reading is the Last.
If the Bill still has amendments at this point (This is where it is now), only letters are passed back and forth to try and agree. If there's no agreement, the bill fails and they have to start over again.
Someone always bends and life goes on. If there's junk in it, the government will use it as is and clean it up via amendments over time.
I doubt it'll be law before August at the earliest. But there's about 3 amendments (out of 50 or so) that may make it fall to June next year (2019).
Having said that, the government has a few dirty trick that can force shit down a senator's throat.
Regardless, it will be law. That's one cat they can't put back in the bag.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
You can't honestly believe it would be as legal as growing tomatoes.
Douglas.Curtis
Autistic Diplomat in Training
At least you're not urged to call the police if you smell it.
Are they leaving in the 1k$ fine for smoking in public? 5k$ fine for your second offense?
Someone in Canadian govt is smoking something and it certainly isn't functional cannabis. Wow.
Are they leaving in the 1k$ fine for smoking in public? 5k$ fine for your second offense?
Someone in Canadian govt is smoking something and it certainly isn't functional cannabis. Wow.
wishing you all the best with this law inj Canada. lets hope it doesn't end up destroying the mom and pop growers and giving all the growing rights to massive corporations.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
Cops tolerate it at concerts and such, even on Parliament Hill on 4/20 (a Canadian tradition), but I wouldn't do that walking down the street, or sitting at the beach though. It's all about your surroundings.
TheBlackman
Member
yo,
bless up and good growin' vibes to you,
in the wide open space that is my mind,
I often reflect on what's happenin' to kind,
I shake my head and ponder why,
I can grow 15 kilo's of tobaccy,
that kills this, this and that guy,
same could be said of wine an beer,
brew away to your hearts content,
with nary a fear,
so skewed is the system along with greed so many show,
I'll stay in the closet,
growing my own and sharing and caring don't ya know,
so again bless up,
an may the days be kind to us all,
but sadly cannabis freedoms ain't coming,
as folks sit on their hands, waiting for the ax to fall.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
That goes hand in hand with legalization.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
I wish they would have just decriminalized it, but they want to kill gang/mob revenue/violence. Too many kids getting shot over a dime bag.
The upside is that a college kid won't get labeled "a criminal" and have his life ruined because of something as innocuous as a little bag of weed or a pin joint. People with convictions for Possession will most likely have their records scrubbed.
The upside is that a college kid won't get labeled "a criminal" and have his life ruined because of something as innocuous as a little bag of weed or a pin joint. People with convictions for Possession will most likely have their records scrubbed.
That's exactly what is does.
And raises the penalties for those outside the system.
TychoMonolyth
Boreal Curing
Yep.
Jumps from 6 months in the sin bin to 14 years.
Jumps from 6 months in the sin bin to 14 years.
barefrog
Member
Hola Gang
it won't be legalise that is for sure
when legal it should be for all
and not just for a few rich corp.
what kind of product will we get
when the strains and seeds are
force onto them like it or not.
there is also no regulation on
dangerous content on the product
no regulation on curing since non
cure product will force you to
smoke chlorophylle and it is not
good for your lung.
so may be in a few yrs after
many court cases will we have
some dissent law then again
may be not
Bare
it won't be legalise that is for sure
when legal it should be for all
and not just for a few rich corp.
what kind of product will we get
when the strains and seeds are
force onto them like it or not.
there is also no regulation on
dangerous content on the product
no regulation on curing since non
cure product will force you to
smoke chlorophylle and it is not
good for your lung.
so may be in a few yrs after
many court cases will we have
some dissent law then again
may be not
Bare
it didnt need to.
instead of having million dollar licenses for 10 corporations to grow and produce you have 1 k licenses for anyone interested in starting a business growing bud etc. the free market should then decide who become the big fish and it should be due to their quality and price, not because some government is going down the fascist road and deciding who the winners will be in advance.
TheBlackman
Member
yo,
facts be what they be,
the following list don't sit right with me,
https://nowtoronto.com/news/cops-politicians-cashing-in-on-cannabis/
as the G man said in his post above,
if it was truly a free and open market,
there would be more love,
the velvet gloved hand of the man has bitch slapped an entire culture,
almost like it was the plan with corporate greed circling like vultures,
when legal weed becomes reality up here in Canada land,
a percentage of profits go to the man,
no big deal you might say,
except those dollars are to be spent,
putting you and I away,
the man we all know is crooked as can be,
stole an entire culture in front of you and me.
facts be what they be,
the following list don't sit right with me,
https://nowtoronto.com/news/cops-politicians-cashing-in-on-cannabis/
as the G man said in his post above,
if it was truly a free and open market,
there would be more love,
the velvet gloved hand of the man has bitch slapped an entire culture,
almost like it was the plan with corporate greed circling like vultures,
when legal weed becomes reality up here in Canada land,
a percentage of profits go to the man,
no big deal you might say,
except those dollars are to be spent,
putting you and I away,
the man we all know is crooked as can be,
stole an entire culture in front of you and me.
They designed the system.
One of Parliament's first objections to the amendments from the Senate was towards all shareholders in any company to be made public.
Not that it isn't common knowledge here that Liberal top brass is on many board of directors for the major companies.
Lmao are you cuttin' TBM's grass?
Rap... it's in his bloood dawg.
Think justin wants to legally have to disclose how much of tweed he owns? Never gonna happen.
