In my dream country, government wouldn't be so concerned about the personal habits of its citizens.
Chicago Tribune | Canada's pot plan goes up in smoke
Marijuana possession will remain a crime in Canada, the country's new conservative prime minister said Monday in announcing the demise of legislation that U.S. authorities worried would weaken anti-drug efforts.Under the bill, drawn up by the previous Liberal Party government, getting caught with about half an ounce or less of marijuana would have brought a citation akin to a traffic ticket.
While possession of marijuana would have remained illegal, the bill was intended to prevent young people from being saddled with a lifelong criminal record.
Conservative Party Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking to the Canadian Professional Police Association, said the bill would not be reintroduced when the new Parliament convenes for the first time Monday.
Harper also said his government would move to impose longer jail sentences and heavier fines on marijuana growers with large operations
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Marc Emery of Vancouver...believes Harper is more interested in mandatory jail sentences for drug crimes.“That will just fill up the jails,” he said. “That's a dead end, a policy that they've got in the United States that they want to bring here.”
For the record, I hardly ever partake of any illicit drugs, and haven't for many years (you can check my blood/DNA sample that you probably already have on file, Mr. Patriot Act/TIA man), I just don't like our current anti-drug hysteria. I also have found that people who take a puff now and then are usually more interesting people to know.
