Trudeau - Weeding through Priorities

[Barney Google]

CBC news is reporting that JT and the Liberals are making the moves to legalize pot by 2018...lol

Well, guess we know where the priorities lay for our government...and one promise they are making an effort to keep!

I'm going to sleep so much better now...

[Ken7]

What I find funny is how they are leaving parts of it for the Provinces to figure out. Since when is federal law dealt with like that?

I'd also love to read the results of the study on the effects of cannabis use, maybe they forgot they said they were going to do that. What a s-show this government is putting on.

[What_the]

Strange, following through with a key component of their platform. And here I thought that's what they're supposed to do.
Jesus Christ could run for politics and people would still complain.

[Hassel99]

What I find funny is how they are leaving parts of it for the Provinces to figure out. Since when is federal law dealt with like that?

I'd also love to read the results of the study on the effects of cannabis use, maybe they forgot they said they were going to do that. What a s-show this government is putting on.

Healthcare is always like that

Federal Health Act, Federal Money, Given to Provinces to implement.

[Barney Google]

Maybe if we're all stoned we won't care about the economy or election reform or rampant spending...?

Ingenious, Sparky!

[Jflem1983]

It's suspicious that the day is so close to the election . My bet . This gets held up. To be used as another promise for another election . Libs r scum

[Atomoa]

3 months before the election.

What a joke.

Expect at least 50,000-75,000 more Canadians to be charged with simple possession in the meantime. That's a lot a lives ruined and a lot of police resources being used in order to protect Justin's re-election chances.

[JLives]

This is not new information. We have known since April 20th of last year that the legislation would be announced this Spring and enacted a year or so following. We received the report a few months ago that the legislation will be based on. They are doing exactly what they said they would do. What exactly is the problem? This is massive legislation that you need to dot your I's and cross your T's on, it can't be rushed but it is coming.

[Atomoa]

What exactly is the problem?

Ask any of the close to 100,000 people how have criminal records under JT's watch just because they were unlucky enough to get caught with marijuana, unlike Justin who smoked doobies and got away with it.

They need to decriminalize it in the meantime.

This is terrible policy enactment, not to mention baiting the Liberals re-election on it.

[JLives]

Because that can be done instantly with the stroke of a pen? No, they are going about it properly and putting in the effort to get it right and people are still complaining about it. I have known the timing of this since they were elected, read the news man. There isn't exactly precedent for an entire country to make it legal for recreational use. It has nothing to do with the election, it's just how long it takes to make it happen properly.

[Atomoa]

Because that can be done instantly with the stroke of a pen?

Uhg, the excuses are outrageous. Are you the legal representation of Justin Trudeau, or is he your employee? Do you work for him or does he work for you?

Direct the RCMP not to pursue simple marijuana charges until full legalization takes place. Easy. Done. He is doing the opposite.

The fact you can go to 100 pot shops in Vancouver and get a criminal record in Toronto for a joint is a black mark on our justice system. The fact Justin was lucky enough not to be caught with marijuana while he smoked it but directs the RCMP to bust people for the crimes he got away with is beyond hypocritical

[jimmy4321]

Ask any of the close to 100,000 people how have criminal records under JT's watch just because they were unlucky enough to get caught with marijuana, unlike Justin who smoked doobies and got away with it.

They need to decriminalize it in the meantime.

This is terrible policy enactment, not to mention baiting the Liberals re-election on it.

Those number seem steep, curious what legit source you get this from?

Either way at least there should be some taxes come in that otherwise would get lost to drug dealers or gangs

I agree though i'd rather see this legalized and settled some sooner than later so we could get an actual idea as to how much tax revenue would come of it etc before the next election.

[Atomoa]

Those number seem steep, curious what legit source you get this from?

Canada arrested about 50,000 people for possession in 2014, charged about half of them.

In Canada there is a pot arrest every 9 minutes. Trudeau has been in power for 18 months and pot possession charges have actually gone up since he was in power. Figure about 75K arrested 50,000 people charged but then against were talking simple possession and not sale. If yon think a "drug dealer" selling weed is a bad thing then fine, but I dont see the difference between smoking it and selling it so tack on another 25,000 at least. This is not even factoring in the people busted for growing.

Justin was lucky enought not to get caught, for 50,000 other Canadians it's a sad story. Justin cannot relate because he got away with it. Maybe if Justin was caught with marijuana and was banned from entering the US because of his DRUG CHARGES he might have some empathy. But he got away with it so screw everyone else.

How much money is going towards the RCMP, courts and justice system to run on the marijuana hamster wheel for the next 18 months? How many real criminals are going to get away with their crimes because the RCMP are busy busting hippies?

This delay is all about monopoly protection and enforcement.

Tweed is going to have their own private corporate security force - the RCMP!

[jimmy4321]

Where are you picking up these numbers?

[Rwede]

That's a lot a lives ruined

The lives are ruined because those people choose to do drugs and screw themselves up.

It has nothing to do with legal/illegal. It has to do with poor choices by drug users.