Pot law declared unconstitutional in Canada

[Ancalagon]

Well, this is going to be fun! :D

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gb-hCDkXRSMCIHjuLp5j9Tu1Qb4Q?docId=6549657

Judge rules against medical marijuana rules, gives government 3 months to fix it

(The Canadian Press) – 19 minutes ago

TORONTO — News reports say an Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that the medical marijuana program is unconstitutional and has given Ottawa three months to fix the rules.

Justice Donald Taliano found that sick people cannot get access to medical marijuana through appropriate means and must resort to illegal actions.

He says that brands ill people who should be able to get the drugs as criminals.

The St. Catharines justice declared the program to be invalid, as well as the laws prohibiting possession and production of cannabis.

But he suspended his ruling for three months, giving Ottawa until July to fix the program or face the prospect of effectively legalizing possession and production of cannabis.

The government is expected to appeal the ruling, which could push back the three-month stipulation and effectively leave the current system in place.

[bondetamp]

This could be interesting ...

[Ancalagon]

the decision (link is temperamental)

http://www.whyprohibition.ca/sites/default/files/Matthew%20Mernagh%20%20%20%20Reasons%20for%20Judgm ent%20%20%20Taliano%20J%20%20%20%20April%2011%20%2 02011.pdf

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[Old Fart]

I'm not as familiar with Canadian Law as American Law. How much of it is derived from the British judicial system as opposed to Napoleonic code? Is legal precedence a major factor?

[Bregh]

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[Harry]

Looks like a bill is going to be discussed in the US Congress. Unfortunately, it's been introduced by Barney Frank and Ron Paul:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/marijuana-bill-barney-frank-ron-paul_n_882707.html

[Varaj]

In theory states rights Republicans should be all in favor of this.

[Enk]

In theory states rights Republicans should be all in favor of this.

I certainly am.

[cnath.rm]

In theory states rights Republicans should be all in favor of this.Yep, particularly if you tell them that the "dirty hippies" will leave for states where pot is legal. :D

Myself I'm in favor on the basis of my normal "why the hell not" stance, but then I'm also an evil person who thinks that smokers should be allowed to smoke if they know the risks and choose to do so anyway.