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From the Cannabis Culture website:
"CANNABIS CULTURE - The Senate of Canada has passed the controversial Bill S-10, which includes mandatory minimum jail sentences of six months for growing as few as five marijuana plants. The bill now heads to the House of Commons to be voted on by Members of Parliament.
A similar bill, C-15, made it through the Senate and House last year, but was first watered-down and ultimately killed when Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament in the wake of allegations of Canadian involvement in torture in Afghanistan.
Now, with a stacked Senate, the Conservatives have been able to pass a stronger version of the bill, which includes mandatory prison terms of six months for just a few plants. These mandatory sentences increases to a two-year minimum for growing or dealing near a school or park, and even more time with other 'aggravating factors'.
The bill also includes mandatory jail terms of 18 months for extracting and sharing hash or making pot edibles. This means medical marijuana users who make pot cookies would be at risk of arrest, as there is no protection of this activity by current medical marijuana laws.
YOU CAN HELP STOP S-10 FROM BECOMING CANADIAN LAW
Please call or email your Member of Parliament's office and tell them not to support Bill S-10! No mandatory minimums for marijuana! Find your MP on this list or search with your Postal Code.
Let the Liberal Party know you are against this bill - call Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff: (613) 995-9364
Click here for information about occupying your Member of Parliaments office as a protest.
Sign up at WhyProhibition.ca to get involved in marijuana activism online and receive regular updates about S-10 and protest actions in your area.
Watch Cannabis Culture for more news about Bill S-10 and upcoming activism events."
"CANNABIS CULTURE - The Senate of Canada has passed the controversial Bill S-10, which includes mandatory minimum jail sentences of six months for growing as few as five marijuana plants. The bill now heads to the House of Commons to be voted on by Members of Parliament.
A similar bill, C-15, made it through the Senate and House last year, but was first watered-down and ultimately killed when Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament in the wake of allegations of Canadian involvement in torture in Afghanistan.
Now, with a stacked Senate, the Conservatives have been able to pass a stronger version of the bill, which includes mandatory prison terms of six months for just a few plants. These mandatory sentences increases to a two-year minimum for growing or dealing near a school or park, and even more time with other 'aggravating factors'.
The bill also includes mandatory jail terms of 18 months for extracting and sharing hash or making pot edibles. This means medical marijuana users who make pot cookies would be at risk of arrest, as there is no protection of this activity by current medical marijuana laws.
YOU CAN HELP STOP S-10 FROM BECOMING CANADIAN LAW
Please call or email your Member of Parliament's office and tell them not to support Bill S-10! No mandatory minimums for marijuana! Find your MP on this list or search with your Postal Code.
Let the Liberal Party know you are against this bill - call Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff: (613) 995-9364
Click here for information about occupying your Member of Parliaments office as a protest.
Sign up at WhyProhibition.ca to get involved in marijuana activism online and receive regular updates about S-10 and protest actions in your area.
Watch Cannabis Culture for more news about Bill S-10 and upcoming activism events."
