canada to legalize marijuana in all forms

BC NDP passes legalization resolution
Monday, February 20, 2006
I am very happy to report that on Sunday, Feb 19, the Provincial Council of the BC NDP passed the "marijuana resolution" which I had tried unsuccessfully to get debated and passed at the BC NDP Convention last year.

This means that the official policy of the BC NDP is now that the party supports a legalized marijuana regime, including regulated access to marijuana, no penalties for personal cultivation and use, and amnesty for all past convictions for marijuana possession.

It wasn't easy getting this debated and voted on at the council meeting, but once we got it to a vote it passed with about 85-90% support.

The Council also passed another resolution calling for harm reduction, expansion of the safe injection site program, and the creation of "safe inhalation" sites for users of smokable cocaine and heroin.

I am thrilled about this! This is a huge step forward for our movement in BC and Canada!

Under the rules of the BC NDP, all resolutions brought forward at the convention which did not get debated during the convention must be dealt with by Provincial Council within 180 days. The meeting this weekend was the only opportunity for the Council to deal with the many undebated resolutions.

They went through most of them in clumps, with virtually all resolutions being dealt with as had been recommended by the policy committee. Some were recommended to be passed, some were recommended to be rejected, and some were recommended to be sent to the policy committee for further work. There was a little debate here and there, but very little overall, with most people just wanting to work through them all as quickly as painlessly as possible.

The marijuana resolution was recommended to be sent back to the policy committee, which is where it would have gone to die.

I was not an official delegate to the Council, so I could not introduce motions or vote on anything. I could speak only with a formal vote of permission (which is readily granted to any NDP member who wishes to talk).

I had a couple of friends at the meeting, including Sam Heppell, a Young New Democrat who has been very helpful and supportive. He rose to introduce a motion to separate out the marijuana resolution from its cluster so it could be debated and voted on separately. He spoke eloquently on how much support the resolution had enjoyed at the convention, and how it was wrong for it to have not been granted higher priority there.

There was some debate, including the question of whether this is only a "federal" issue. However, no-one stood up to oppose the principle of the resolution, and a few others spoke in favour. I was also able to speak in support of it as well.

When it came to a vote we had about 85% support.

The marijuana resolution was the only one that was recommended to be sent back to the policy committee, but was instead passed after debate.

This is the actual text of the resolution that was passed:

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Be it resolved that the BC NDP formally establish an explicit cannabis policy based upon a non-punitive, regulatory approach, including support for a legal supply of cannabis, elimination of all penalties for personal cultivation and possession, and amnesty for past cannabis possession convictions.
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This means that the official policy of the BC NDP is now that "a non-punitive, regulatory approach" is the right one for cannabis, and that the party will have to develop a provincial policy explaining how the province would help to create and regulate a legal supply of cannabis, plus lobby the federal government to eliminate all penalties for personal cultivation and possession, and create a legal amnesty for past cannabis possession convictions.

Wow, a whole new reason kids will be going to windsor...

im takin a road trip ASAP.

like...in three weeks.

If this is "fake news", I like your creativity, stangle(3 x 4). If not, then let the bricks fall.

no lie
http://www.endprohibition.ca/news.php

beachguy i would never lie to you.

holy crap i dont believe it thats fucking awesome. O, CANADA, O, CANADA, I COME, TO ,TOKE In CANADA!

this could lead to the demize in us prohibition. think about it. if the boarder is legal, its gonne be hella easy to get it here

Is it hard for an American to become a Canadian citizen?

That's gotta be the best National Anthem. When's Canada gonna start taking some of their teams back? The Toronto Maple Leafs are gonna be the Stanley Cup Champions every year. Didn't Edmonton and Vancouver leave? You, still, have Ottowa.

Are the Colorado Rockies the same franchise as, on second thought, who did the Colorado Rockies become?

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Originally Posted by BigHomie

Is it hard for an American to become a Canadian citizen?

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yea its hard


decriminalization is coming this makes me want to go to niagra falls, imagine going there and them having a coffee shop overlooking the falls at night! that would be beautifully trippy

oh my freakin god

i went to quebec once. it was fucking amazing. some parts of canada are SOOOO nice. and you look around, and your jus tlike...i wish ic ould smoke right now and enjoy this propper. but you can.t BUT NOW YOU CAN>

This gives new meaning to the phrase, "We stand on guard for thee".

Dosn't this seem like it would be a big deal... or am I just a pothead? I wonder why I heard about any of this in the news...

The only night I went to Canada, Ottowa was throwing a party.

That's Great news!! I can't wait to go to the winter olympics in Vancouver! I always enjoy visiting my friends and tasting the local delights there. Hopefully before then though (if we can get rid of Murkowski), Alaska will be legalized AGAIN!!
peace,
alaskagirl:rasta:

ok. upon further reading. this is what i conclude:
the BC NDP (ruling party in canada) has officialy changed their party policy to legalizing marijuan in all forms.
so the law isnt changed yet. but the party thinks it should be.

I tried their site (BC NDP), and this is what I got:

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.

hahahahaha. YOU"VE BEEN DENIED by the bc gov.

nobody gets to see the wizzard. not no way, not no how

pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

thats fucking awsome!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/americas/2237758.stm

Congrats you lucky Canadians

this better bring down the price of pot where i live.

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Originally Posted by likemclever

pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

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Ah, that's just Terry Bradshaw. He's bald, anyways.

hahshshshsha

ever stop to wonder if this has anything to do with amsterdam shutting off tourists? like canada see's one of the largest reasons people congregate is about to find a "new home".... if so they're some greedy fuck-heads... it's nice and all, but if this theory could be fact, it means they'd simply be legalizing it, becasue now tourists will have to find a new place to go to smoke weed and shit..

We have new forums. I posted that, as well as, the report of Cannabis' effects on the brain (that I got last night from Abyss' thread).
http://www.virginiabeach.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

ever stop to wonder if this has anything to do with amsterdam shutting off tourists? like canada see's one of the largest reasons people congregate is about to find a "new home".... if so they're some greedy fuck-heads... it's nice and all, but if this theory could be fact, it means they'd simply be legalizing it, becasue now tourists will have to find a new place to go to smoke weed and shit..

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That's good. Then it will start becoming like gas stations that are across the street from each other. U.S.A. will legalize then everyone will be vacationing in N. America. One side of the street will be cheaper then the other.

But, do you really think that the Bush Administration would be greedy enough to do this?

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

ever stop to wonder if this has anything to do with amsterdam shutting off tourists? like canada see's one of the largest reasons people congregate is about to find a "new home".... if so they're some greedy fuck-heads... it's nice and all, but if this theory could be fact, it means they'd simply be legalizing it, becasue now tourists will have to find a new place to go to smoke weed and shit..

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i didnt know amsterdam is cutting back on tourism? but that could be a very proffitable idea on canadas part if its true. It would be proffitable for canada even if its not true, know how many americans are gonna want to go there?

but yea dude nice point out, thats a smart idea

bush wont. but his sucsessor might. you know we're going dem. after this fuckhead.

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Originally Posted by stangle12

bush wont. but his sucsessor might. you know we're going dem. after this fuckhead.

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most deffinetly, whats his approval rating right now? like 35%?

i like how thats not a big deal too...35% if FUCKING TERRIBLE. anything under 50 for a long time should be able to be voted and recalled.

and he hasnt seen 50 since nine fucking eleven.

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Originally Posted by stangle12

and he hasnt seen 50 since nine fucking eleven.

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yea dude its rediculous, 65% of a nation thinking your doing a bad job is horrible. Imagine if 65% of the nation thought that you or I sucked at our jobs, it woulda kinda make you think about resigning.

if 65% of america didnt aprove of me or you, bet your ass one of them would kill us. only thing stopping them right now is the secret service (on bush taht is) that...and the notion of who would REPLACE bush.gotta go with teh lesser of two evils on that

Oh Canadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :dance:

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

ever stop to wonder if this has anything to do with amsterdam shutting off tourists?

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Amsterdam isn't stopping tourists buying from coffeeshops (although The Sun did have an article on it but hey, it's The Sun). Congratulations Canada, definatly a step forward. Hopefully we'll follow suit.

I wonder if Canada will now be renamed 'Cannada'