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If the federal government gets its way, Canadians will witness a boom in prison construction coinciding with the longest steady decline in crime rates in Canadian history.

A report released Thursday that shows the number of pot smokers in the world has grown to more than 160 million people has Canadian advocates renewing calls for legalization of the drug.

Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada want American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana users and growers, and Liberals in the House have already given the green light. Is Bill C-15 about making Canadians safer, or making bigger profits for organized crime?

This is an unspeakably tragic story. As a parent, it is the kind of story that makes me fearful of the world that my children will inherit.

In less than a month the Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson will sign the extradition order handing Marc Emery over to American authorities to serve a 5 year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds....in Canada. There isn't much time to try and stop this egregious miscarriage of justice. Do your part.
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