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UK House of Commons officially decriminalizes marijuana
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yesterday October 29 the House of Commons, the equivalent of USA's House of Representatives, officially voted 316 - 160 to reclassify possession of cannabis from a Class B to a Class C violation which means no arrest or jailtime.
this goes to prove how much more progressive the UK federal goverment of the is compared to our conservative legislators. I don't see the US House of Representatives or Senate doing this for LONG time.
some links for more info.
http://www.ukcia.org/
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1692/a02.html?397
also check out the November cover story for Forbes magazine (a very interesting read):
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/ |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by Excite
this goes to prove how much more progressive the UK federal goverment of the is compared to our conservative legislators. I don't see the US House of Representatives or Senate doing this for LONG time.
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Ummm sorry but that's mostly under state jurisdication not federal. And 10 states have already decriminalized it long ago: Alaska, California, Colorado, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, and Oregon.
http://slate.msn.com/id/1007088/ |
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| tranceDJ |
| Yes, true...I can see how he would make that mistake though since it's not a federal thing here. All states need to decriminalize it though...it's bull IMO to have some dude who just smokes weed have to go to jail. |
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| Excite |
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| Excite |
| quote: | Originally posted by tranceDJ
Yes, true...I can see how he would make that mistake though since it's not a federal thing here. All states need to decriminalize it though...it's bull IMO to have some dude who just smokes weed have to go to jail. |
the federal government still s with growers and pipe retailer/manufacturers no matter where they are in the US.
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| DJ-Fuq |
LOL
Cannabis has NOT been decriminalised in the uk.
Anyone saying that is talking . |
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| zarathustra |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ-Fuq
LOL
Cannabis has NOT been decriminalised in the uk.
Anyone saying that is talking . |
But he's quoting a source, A SOURCE FFS!!! |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ-Fuq
LOL
Cannabis has NOT been decriminalised in the uk.
Anyone saying that is talking . |
And it's decriminalization has been repealed in Canada :)
So the only place where it has been decriminalized (besides the obvious) are parts of the US! :haha: |
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| DJ-Fuq |
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
And it's decriminalization has been repealed in Canada :)
So the only place where it has been decriminalized (besides the obvious) are parts of the US! :haha: |
Theres not much change apart from the letter b now being c. The max penalty for passing a joint has gone up to 14 years. The penalty for possession has gone down from 5 to 2 years.
They can still arrest in some circumstances, but mostly ull get a warning and ur confiscated. |
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| Excite |
| what are the laws like in ireland because Ireland is not officially part of the UK is it? |
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| Ian^ |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ-Fuq
LOL
Cannabis has NOT been decriminalised in the uk.
Anyone saying that is talking . |
It is Still illegal to deal but not to be caught with a small amount |
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| zarathustra |
| quote: | Originally posted by occrider
And it's decriminalization has been repealed in Canada :)
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Huh?
It was never decriminilized in the first place. :p
Medical marijuana has already been legal for a while. The government grows it and doctors distribute it. :crazy:
As for non-medical use, there have been rulings in provincial courts but these have no bearing on federal legislation. It is a sign of the times however and to me it seems that a law is essentially void when the courts will refuse to even enforce it. :stongue:
On the federal level our Justice Minister, Martin Cauchon, has said that he is in favour of decriminilization. The Senate has also recommended decriminilization. This process will be postponed for a while (probably) as our governing party is about to change leaders (finally) over the next few months, but it is going to happen. :) |
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