Browsing: Bill S-10

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CANNABIS CULTURE - Despite reports from the mainstream press and Cannabis Culture, Bill S-10, the Conservative legislation that includes mandatory minimum jail sentences for marijuana crimes, has NOT been passed by the Canadian Senate.

A Conservative bill to jail offenders caught growing five or more marijuana plants was back before the Senate Wednesday, a year after it watered down the government's proposals by raising the bar to 200 plants.
Activism

With California gearing up for a vote next month on Proposition 19, a groundbreaking ballot measure that would fully legalize marijuana, a drug-policy expert is disappointed that Canada is moving in the opposite direction.

I joined a dedicated group of activists outside Liberal MP Hedy Fry's office on Saturday as part of country-wide rallies at Members of Parliament's offices to protest Bill S-10, the Conservative drug legislation that would bring American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana "offences" to Canada.