Canadian Conservatives Want Mandatory Minimums For Marijuana
The Tories are poised to revive a bill that would impose mandatory-minimum sentences on people convicted of growing small numbers of pot plants.
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Harper Blows More Hot Air on YouTube Marijuana Questions
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper answered questions this evening in a YouTube-sponsored poll and interview where marijuana was the #1 issue. As expected, the PM rehashed the same old tired arguments in defense of his destructive cannabis policies.
Harper Ignores Taxpayer-Funded Crime Research
The federal Justice Department pays to help publicize leading criminal justice research that frequently discredits the Conservative government’s “tough-on-crime” agenda.
Prohibition-Related Murders Up In Vancouver
Though Vancouver's homicide rate has actually dropped, police are reporting that drug prohibition-related murders have risen by 20 percent.
Are We Really Soft on Crime?
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson doesn’t offer up any departmental research at all to support the Tories’ major law-and-order thrust.
Don’t be fooled, this is about the drug war and nothing else
Re: "Tories propose tighter parole rules" from CBC News.
Liberal Senators May Buckle and Pass Tories’ ‘Flawed’ Crime Bills
The government's two crime bills currently held up in the Senate are "flawed," and could be unconstitutional, but the Liberals are afraid of being labelled soft on crime and Grit Senators may succumb to political pressure and vote against amending the bills, says a Liberal Senator who supports the amendments.
Crime Down, Prison Boom Looms
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.
Crime Down In States With Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The FBI's statistical data shows crime is down across California, and areas of country with most medical marijuana states.
Canada’s Illicit Drug Charges Climb To 30-year High
Canada's illicit-drug problem hit a 30-year high in 2007, with marijuana leading the way but losing ground to cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth and date-rape drugs.
