Canada's Online Town Hall Dominated by Calls for Marijuana LegalizationStephen Harper's "Talk Canada" online town hall results: Top 4 voted questions all demand marijuana legalization.
Canadian Politicians Present Thousands of Signatures In Support of Marc EmeryCANNABIS CULTURE - Members of Parliament from the Liberal, New Democratic, and Conservative Parties of Canada presented petitions today to the House of Commons with over 12,000 signatures asking the Minister of Justice to stop the extradition of marijuana activist Marc Emery.
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The Petition To Stop My ExtraditionMarc Emery
I'm pleased that a petition opposing my extradition will be introduced in the House of Commons by MP's Libby Davies (NDP), Ujjal Dosanjh (Liberal) and Scott Reid (Conservative) between 3 pm - 4 pm (eastern)/ noon - 1 pm (pacific). Shown live on CPAC.ca.
Harper Ignores Taxpayer-Funded Crime ResearchMandatory penalties, says the research digest, “undermine the legitimacy of the prosecution process by fostering circumventions that are wilful and subterranean. They undermine . . . equality before the law when they cause comparably culpable offenders to be treated radically differently.”
In simpler language, people who can afford good lawyers cop backroom plea bargains to avoid harsh mandatory sentences, while the average Joe is hit hard.
While the goal of the government-funded project is to “focus . . . on research that is policy relevant,” and provide a “general education” to those interested in criminal justice policy, the Harper government doesn’t appear to be listening.U2b
Change it had to come. We knew it all along. We were liberated from the fall, that's all. But the world looks just the same. And history ain't changed. 'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war... For I know that the hypnotized never lie. There's nothing in the street. Looks any different to me. And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye. And the parting on the right. Is now the parting on the left. And the beards have all grown longer overnight... Then I'll get on my knees and pray. We don't get fooled again.
Meet the new boss
Same as the old bossThe Obama Admin's Anti-Marijuana Manifesto (thread)Multiple DEA Raids Target Marijuana in Hawaii
