Time to Ween Police From Our Taxes
It’s time for Canadian police forces to hold a press conference and announce that crime rates, after almost a decade of decline, are now so low that we can start reducing our spending on police.
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Mandatory Minimums For Drug Crimes Are a Giant Step Backward for Canada
Bill S-10 will neither deter organized crime nor make any serious dent in Canada’s drug trade.
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.
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.
UK Police Leader Says: ‘Decriminalise Cannabis’
One of Britain's most senior police officers favours decriminalising the personal use of drugs such as cannabis to allow more resources to be dedicated to tackling high-level dealers, The Observer newspaper reported.
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Don’t Increase Crime
Medical marijuana dispensaries aren't attracting crime in Colorado Springs, the second Colorado city where police have concluded that pot shops don't increase crime.
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.
Latvia: My (Weedless) Nightmare Behind The Old Iron Curtain
CANNABIS CULTURE - Coming up short on pot sucks in any country, but it is probably much worse in Latvia.
War on Drugs a Costly Failure
After 40 years of failure in dealing with drug abuse as a criminal problem, it's time to listen to the experts and recognize it as a health issue.
Conservative Sentencing Act to Cost Canadians Billions
New legislation limiting the credit given to prisoners for time served in custody before and during their trials will cost taxpayers $1 billion to implement and billions more to maintain, the parliamentary budget officer said Tuesday.
