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Marijuana Growers to Face More Jail Than Child Rapists Under Harper’s New Omnibus Bill
By Ethan Baron, Postmedia News
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is getting tougher on pot growers than he is on rapists of children.
Under the Tories' omnibus crime legislation tabled Tuesday, a person growing 201 pot plants in a rental unit wou…
Experts Voice Opposition to Bill S-10 And Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
CANNABIS CULTURE – Opposition is growing to Bill S-10, the Conservative-proposed legislation that would bring mandatory minimum sentencing for marijuana offences to Canada, with the release of a new letter from medical and scientific professionals aski…
Senate Passes S-10 – Now Proceeds to House of Commons
By. Jacob Hunter, WhyProhibition.ca
On December 13 the Canadian Senate Passed S-10 (formerly known as C-15 and C-26 before that). So, where does that leave our community?
S-10 proposes Mandatory Minimum Sentences of 6 months for growing 6…
No on S-10! Canada-Wide Rallies Against Conservative Drug Laws
Canada needs your help! On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, marijuana activists are planning Canada-wide rallies to call attention to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government’s Bill S-10, the disastrous drug bill that includes mandatory minimu…
Provinces to Spend $2.7B on Prisons
By. Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star OTTAWA–Provinces are spending $2.7 billion to expand or replace aging and overcrowded jails across Canada – with little public scrutiny, an Ottawa researcher says. Justin Piché, a PhD candidate in sociology at Carleton University, obtained data through freedom of information requests, email and phone contact with each of the provinces [...]
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