Canada’s Leader Offers Antidrug Plan

[pandabear]

Canada’s Leader Offers Antidrug Plan
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
OTTAWA, Oct. 4 — Reversing earlier moves to decriminalize marijuana use, Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada announced new legal and spending measures against drug use and distribution on Thursday.
In 2005, the government, then led by the Liberal Party, introduced legislation to eliminate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. The bill did not pass Parliament before the election that brought Mr. Harper and the Conservatives to power. It was never reintroduced.
“Far too long now in Canada, governments have been sending out mixed messages on drugs,” Mr. Harper said Thursday. “Canadians hardly know what the law is anymore.”
To make it clear that drug use is illegal in Canada, he said the government would spend about $64 million on antidrug campaigns and increased enforcement, including mandatory sentences for dealers and smugglers. There will also be increased coordination with the United States, he said.

 

[natmoon]

So the muppet Harper is now a total Bush puppet and Canada has rolled over like a good dog,shame

 

[VictorVIcious]

now you see why the Marc Emery extradition hearing is important. VV

 

[natmoon]

now you see why the Marc Emery extradition hearing is important. VV

Ive been telling people about it in my country but i cant vote or sign or even ring a congress man as i don't live in the USA or Canada.

I did make a song though called Marijuana Man thats been played over 30,000 times from various sites all put together,so i like to think ive got the message out to a few people and done my bit to help draw attention to the BC3.

Heres the you tube version link in case anyones interested you can find it in high quality mp3 and video version at my spymac site or in 128k mp3 quality at my soundclick site.

YouTube - Marijuana Man

 

[pandabear]

kinda more link a manifesto than a song

 

[natmoon]

kinda more link a manifesto than a song

LOL wateva works huh
Thanks for having a listen though.

 

[Chiceh]

So the muppet Harper is now a total Bush puppet and Canada has rolled over like a good dog,shame

You nailed it natmoon, Muppet Harper. We got to get him out. We need the Liberals back in.

 

[kenneth_342]

know we have a damn leaderthats tring to be busheslittle bitch. Time to get rid of the bastard and get someone with a bckbone in office again.

 

[natmoon]

If Americans and Canadians can get their leaders to decriminalize pot then the rest of the world will follow suit.

Getting rid of george bush and the harper muppet seem to be the first step,only you guys have the power,i live on a tiny island that reflects American policy's and our country will not go against American policy's and trade agreements whoever we vote in as that would breach our alliance agreements.

In my country i would say that 7 out of 10 people smoke weed anyway,we are practicing civil disobedience to such a level that mostly the police have been given powers to just issue a warning or a caution for possession,lets hope that draconian American laws follow the rest of the worlds lead for once instead of the other way around

 

[Chiceh]

know we have a damn leaderthats tring to be busheslittle bitch. Time to get rid of the bastard and get someone with a bckbone in office again.

And we need someone (no offence to anyone) that speaks clear english, No french speaking leaders please. As well someone that smokes weed, lol. Hey kenneth, you run for Prime Minister, lol.

 

[pandabear]

the problem is a lot of older peeps in the republican party i mean voters would not allow legal pot. also goes for the dems too.

bush used weed and cocain, i bet his personal "real" veiw on pot is that it could and maybe should be legalized. but its political suicide if majority of your party or country doesnt want it legal.

a man that trys cocain several times is a very open minded man.



does anyone know if there are polls asking how many americans agrree that pot should be legalized? i would love to fine out what percentages we have

 

[bluewizard]

i read somewhere that it's 48-52% of americans. but i was high then and i'm high now, so grain of salt.

 

[darknight]

need to get Jesse Venture into office lol

 

[dankie]

In TX 3 years ago the percentage that were for"medical marijuana" was 72% +/- 3%. Unfortunately unlike any of the states that have decriminilized Texas does not have a system in place for a voter referendum.

 

[kenneth_342]

And we need someone (no offence to anyone) that speaks clear english, No french speaking leaders please. As well someone that smokes weed, lol. Hey kenneth, you run for Prime Minister, lol.

LMFAO... I dont think canada would be ready for my kind of thinking as prime minister. I cant stand the way we always try to keep the amercain government happy. NO offence to americans. But there are a lot of changes we need to make in this country.Plus im not realy fond of cameras.

 

[Drizzle]

Damn I cannot wait until Bush is out of office. Vote Ron Paul! He is against the drug war.

It seems strange to me, that with all the trouble going on in the world right now, my country decides to focus its efforts on the war on drugs, while simultaneously wasting billions on a war on terror as well. Sometimes I wish that we weren't such a large nation. Remember Rome?

 

[potpimp]

Ditto on Ron Paul!! The only vote that makes sence. Do you know why (the real reason) we have a "war" on drugs? ...a "war" on terror; a "war" on poverty; a "war" on crime; a "war" on etc, etc, etc? Check out the War Powers Act; it effectively removes your constitutional rights. Doesn't need to be a war on an evil axis country or a ruthless dick-tater wearing a funny hat. We need a revolution!!

 

[williebacker]

I get to reep Ronald Regan's policy on Randon Drug Testing. I work for the DOT/FAA and have to really watch when I smoke. It's screwed up to think that the only time I get to smoke is when I know I have at least 10 days to clean out. Which doesn't come that often.

 

[kato88]

Sorry, not voting for Ron Paul or any other Republican.

8 years is plenty enough of the Republicans.

All of the Dems are for medical marijuana, and Bill Clinton has said he is for legalizing it.

 

[Drizzle]

Sorry, not voting for Ron Paul or any other Republican.

8 years is plenty enough of the Republicans.

All of the Dems are for medical marijuana, and Bill Clinton has said he is for legalizing it.

Do some reading on Ron Paul, he's not your average Republican. And I don't think Bill Clinton is allowed to run.