Peter MacKay: Tories to Consider Softening Canada’s Marijuana Laws
As the year ends, Justice Minister Peter MacKay is strongly hinting that steps to modernize Canada's marijuana laws might be just around the corner.
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Conservatives Deceiving Canadians in Effort to Smear Trudeau Over Marijuana Legalization
CANNABIS CULTURE - When they're not busy frantically sweeping the latest massive scandal under the Parliamentary rug, the Federal Conservatives have been working overtime on their fact-free, borderline-slanderous campaign to smear Justin Trudeau for his marijuana legalization policy.
Marc Emery’s Supporters Phone Blitz New Cabinet Minister
Supporters of imprisoned pot advocate Marc Emery flooded the phone lines of federal Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney on Tuesday, demanding that Emery be returned to Canada to finish serving his prison term.
Law Professor: Peter MacKay is Misleading Canadians About Pot Laws
Justice Minister Peter MacKay should be forced to apologize and retract his statement that smoking pot is against the law, says an Ottawa lawyer.
Ottawa Stays One Toke Behind The Times
It may be old-fashioned paternalism or 21st{+-}century Conservative ideology. Either way, it’s clear our federal government is not on the same page as most Canadians when it comes to our marijuana laws.
Marc Emery: Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Marijuana Will Not Work
In a Globe and Mail letter to the editor, imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery says the Canadian Conservative government's new mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana will hurt Canadians, not help them.
US Pot Votes Show Canada the Way
Voters in Washington and Colorado opted to end the destructive, ineffective and costly approach to marijuana laws last week. Canadian jurisdictions should heed their examples.
Worries Grow Over Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Offences
Canada’s public prosecutors are bracing for an onslaught of new trials as mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences come into effect – adding pressure to a system they say is already overburdened.
Marijuana Vote a Game-Changer for Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be dismissive about the fact that the states of Washington and Colorado voted in favour of legalizing marijuana last week, but they have set the stage for a game changer, however complicated.
Canada Toughens Pot Laws, Two U.S. States Loosen Up
The same day that voters in two U.S. states approved the legalization of marijuana, the Harper government in Ottawa was bringing into force tough new mandatory penalties for pot.
