Jail Boss Hazy on Impact of Conservative Drug Law
Correctional Services Canada says it has no idea what mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes will do to the prison system.
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Beefed-Up Tory Senate Reconsiders Drug Bill
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.
Experts See Sense in Regulating Marijuana in Canada
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.
Guards Protest “Dangerous” Government Crime and Prison Plans
As the Harper government rolled out plans Wednesday to build new cells at six federal penitentiaries, prison guards took to the streets to protest wage clawbacks and warn that new laws to incarcerate more offenders will make prisons more crowded and dangerous.
Conservatives to Waste Billions Locking Up Marijuana Users
Wonder where they are going to put all those unregistered medical marijuana users and pot growers who get arrested and charged if the government passes Bill S-10? Here's your answer:
Conservatives Attack Liberals Over Marijuana Decriminalization
CANNABIS CULTURE - Conservative Members of Parliament criticized Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff during Question Period in the Canadian House of Commons over comments he made last week in support of marijuana decriminalization.
Saying No to Conservative Drug Bill S-10
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.
Van Loan ‘Erred’ in Prison Transfer Requests
The Federal Court has ruled that former public safety minister Peter Van Loan erred in not allowing two Canadians back into the country to serve their U.S. prison sentences.
Canada’s Conservatives Try Again with Mandatory Minimum Drug Bill
Canada's Conservative minority government hopes the third time is the charm for its controversial measure to increase sentences for marijuana cultivation and introduce mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses.
Shedding Light on Day: ‘Unreported Crimes’ Code for ‘Cannabis Offences’
CANNABIS CULTURE - There is a perfectly logical – if disgraceful – reason why Canadian Treasury President Stockwell Day (a Conservative MP) cited “unreported crimes” as the reason for spending $9B on the building of more prisons.
