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| AAzn_ScratcH |
Possession of less than 30 grams of herb is now legal in Ontario
From http://www.canada.com
http://canada.com/national/story.as...B0-14E6A55CFDC9
WINDSOR -- Possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana is no longer against the law in Ontario, a Windsor judge says in a ruling released yesterday that compounds the chaos over Canada's pot laws.
Superior Court Justice Steven Rogin's decision has "effectively erased the criminal prohibition on marijuana possession from the law books in Ontario," said Brian McAllister, the Windsor lawyer who challenged the law on behalf of a 17-year-old client.
Judge Rogin's decision is almost certainly to be followed by judges of Ontario's lower court, where nearly all marijuana possession cases are decided.
"This decision is also likely to have significant repercussions on the viability of marijuana prosecutions across the country," Mr. McAllister said.
Hundreds of marijuana possession cases in Ontario have been put on hold pending Judge Rogin's ruling and the outcome of other cases currently before the Supreme Court of Canada.
That shouldn't change until the Ontario Court of Appeal reviews Judge Rogin's decision, said Jim Leising, the Justice Department official responsible for drug prosecutions in Ontario.
"We certainly continue to maintain that possession of marijuana is prohibited by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and we'll be moving quite quickly to appeal this judgment," he said.
Mr. McAllister said police in Ontario should note Judge Rogin's judgment and stop laying charges for marijuana possession.
"Otherwise, the police will be arresting people for an activity which is no longer outlawed," he said.
Judge Rogin upheld Ontario Court Justice Douglas Phillip's decision to quash a charge against a Kingsville youth for possessing less than 30 grams of marijuana because the law is no longer valid.
The government needed to pass a new law prohibiting marijuana possession after the current one was struck down by the Ontario Court of Appeal two years ago, Judge Rogin agreed.
The appeal court ruled in favour of severe epileptic Terry Parker, of Toronto, saying the law violated the constitutional rights of sick people who used marijuana for medical reasons. It gave the government until July 31, 2001, to remedy the situation or the law would be invalid.
The government responded by passing the Marijuana Medical Access Regulations, which were found to be unconstitutional by a Toronto judge in another case involving Mr. Parker. That judge said the problem is there is no legal supply of marijuana for sick people.
Meanwhile, the federal government is attempting to get new legislation dealing with marijuana before Parliament by the end of the month.
It is proposing to make possessing 15 grams or less of marijuana a non-criminal offence for which people could be fined as little as $100. The relaxing of the pot possession laws would be accompanied by stiffer penalties for drug traffickers and marijuana growers, as well as drug use prevention, education and treatment strategies |
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| Speedy2k |
| Sweeeeeeet! :D About a year ago, I was charged with possession. Everything was dropped after I did 50 hours of community service. Really glad to hear that the government is taking it easy. |
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| Trance Outlaw |
| Can you (in a responsible manner) explain why you have the words "oh please" in your thread title. Looks like you copy 'n' pasted the subject decided not to post an opinion which you clearly have. |
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| trancearmada |
:tongue2 :crazy: :haha: |
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| Kytracid |
*looks at the clip above* :eyespop:
Free Joint for the readers !!! W00t ! Where the hell can i subscribe ? ;) |
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| trancearmada |
forget that, put the emphasis on "is world peace finally here?"
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| quote: | Originally posted by Kytracid
*looks at the clip above* :eyespop:
Free Joint for the readers !!! W00t ! Where the hell can i subscribe ? ;) |
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| Kytracid |
| The day newspapers start handing out free joints will be the day we have world peace. :D |
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| DamnDirtyApe |
| This is good news, although I don't partake myself. I guess that judge finally got tired of pointless possession cases after all these years... |
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| AAzn_ScratcH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Outlaw
Can you (in a responsible manner) explain why you have the words "oh please" in your thread title. Looks like you copy 'n' pasted the subject decided not to post an opinion which you clearly have. |
I myself don't smoke weed.
or any kind of tar contained substance but whats the point of medical marijuana anymore if under 30 grams is made legal. what is that...4 and a quarter D's. The majority of people that I know who want to get fawked up that are frequent users of the substance get high off 1-2 Ds.
This completely kills the medical marijuana program which the federal government has spent over 5 billion on regulation and distribution alone. |
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