Marijuana Prohibition Canada

Legalizing marijuana has become one of the most talked about topics in Canada. The Canadian Government has many considerations to digest before they legalize the drug

According to the CBC news (2009), over 40,000 Canadians are habitually accused with owning prohibited marijuana every year. The report adds that according to some

The Canadian Liberal Government hopes to introduce legislation to legalize marijuana in 2017, but I don’t know if that is the right choice to make. Almost two out of every 10 Canadians reported having consumed marijuana in the past year, but more than 30 per cent of poll respondents said they would do so in the next year if it were legal. There are no benefits of doing this substance, so why do it! There are many side effects that marijuana can have on a person such as dizziness, lack of motivation, lung problems, etc. Hopefully, weed does not become legalized in Canada because there are many negative aspects of doing so.

Should marijuana be legalized? Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is currently an illegal recreational herb or substance in Canada with some exceptions to government authorized dispensaries for medical use. Legalization means its legal but with regulations in place. Cigarettes are legal but have many regulations on how they are made, how they are packaged, how they are sold and even used. Legalization of marijuana ensures regulations are put in place for the wellbeing of all Canadians. There are many benefits to legalizing marijuana such as making the substance less accessible to minors, increase taxation revenues, and lowering criminal activity.

The legalization of marijuana has been a very hot topic across Canada since the 2015 federal elections.

Marijuana is currently a hot topic of debate throughout Canada, and has been for the past few years. Marijuana was first banned in 1923 under the Opium and Drug Act, but since 1997 the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act have controlled it. In 2000, over 30,000 Canadians were charged with possession of marijuana. Currently, the marijuana laws are not enforced equally across the country, which has prompted the interest in changing the laws or possibly decriminalizing marijuana. Also, those convicted of marijuana related crimes usually don't go to jail, but they do receive a criminal record.

Marijuana is currently a hot topic of debate throughout Canada, and has been for the past few years. Marijuana was first banned in 1923 under the Opium and Drug Act, but since 1997 the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act have controlled it. In 2000, over 30,000 Canadians were charged with possession of marijuana. Currently, the marijuana laws are not enforced equally across the country, which has prompted the interest in changing the laws or possibly decriminalizing marijuana. Also, those convicted of marijuana related crimes usually don’t go to jail, but they do receive a criminal record.

University students took to the public domain to have their voices heard through newspapers, meetings, and interviews. Marcel notes a 1969 issue of York University’s Excalibur which had “pleaded for the legalization of marijuana” and where it had “denounced what it called the social hypocrisy surrounding the debate on recreational drug use (Martel pg.41).” As the controversial debate surrounding the decriminalization of marijuana escalated, the Canadian government was compelled to respond. Thus in 1962, the Le Dain Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medicinal Use of Drugs was born. Authors, Susan C. Boyd and Connie Carter, outline the Commission's duties in their book, Killer Weed. “The Commission's role was to examine this phenomenon and make recommendations for domestic and international policy and legislative changes (Boyd, Carter pg. 52).” One of the commission’s key resource’s in understanding

Currently it is legal to use marijuana under a Health Canada license for medical purposes in Canada; however, the debate if Canada should legalize marijuana for recreational use has exploded in controversy of the years (marijuanaalaws.ca). For instance, Lupick argues British Columbia should be proactive with legalizing recreational use of cannabis since most of the West Coast has already legalized marijuana in all capacities (Lupick). Some opinions argue that legalization should occur because the perception is there are no health risks to the use of marijuana and there are benefits for individuals with medical issues (Pacula et al. 1021). However, the opinion alters for some individuals that claim

The marijuana legalization is a hot potato in the world. Many people say that marijuana is a drug, so it should be illegal; however other people say that marijuana should be legalized because of the less risk than other drugs. In spite of the controversy surrounding marijuana, Canadians seem to be tolerant of marijuana; the current government of Canada tries to legalize marijuana like alcohol.

First, from 1900 to 1940, marijuana, including opium and cocaine were considered part of everyday drugs. As time went on, the U.S. cracked down on crack and opium, eventually outlawing them, but continued to be very “loose” with the use of marijuana. Hoxter a weed smuggler explains how he began in the 1960’s trying weed and years later saw himself unloading four hundred pounds of pot in Vancouver. The story of this man ends in his isolation and argument of why he couldn’t smoke weed even if he stopped selling? He asked a parole officer and she didn’t know what to respond. It is true what Hoxter states, fifty years ago alcohol was illegal and now it’s not, was it bad then? Will weed be legalized? And will the conflicts have been in vain? (Schou 8). Around the late 90’s and early 2000’s, scientific studies started to produce jaw-dropping results. Scientists started to discover that marijuana can significantly help people who have become ill. Medical Marijuana has been tested to help people with cataracts, cancer and severe depression (Zeese 1999). With this new worldwide discovery, the argument about medical marijuana ignited. States wanted to only make medical marijuana legal so it may help sick people, but the government did not want any form of marijuana legal. The law that was known throughout the United States was any form of marijuana was illegal. But now with this new discovery, doctors in states across the country want the

Most estimates say the cannabis industry in British Columbia is alone worth $34 billion yearly. That’s about two and a half times the agriculture exports for the entire country. That’s not including the taxation and the other uses for hemp such as paper, clothing, textiles and rope. The government would see a large increase in incoming money to be used on the other social benefits canada

Cannabis is becoming increasingly widespread and increasingly common in modern-day society for both recreational use and for medication. The article by Craig Reinarman, ‘Criminalisation, legalisation and the mixed blessing of medicalisation in the USA’ generates many controversial issues of cannabis.

Over the long period of human history, drugs that alter mental functioning have been consumed internationally around the world including marijuana. Canada is not an exception. Cannabis or also known as marijuana is the most popularly used illegal substance in Canada over the decades(Substance Abuse in Canada, 2015, pg.3). Many of illegal substances are broadly termed as psychoactive drugs and these substances including cannabis are consumed for many different purposes. Marijuana is sometimes consumed by many people for meditational purpose as part of the treatment of illness or diseases. On the other hand, there are people use marijuana as their personal enjoyment or curiosity. Thus, drug policy is a necessary social tool in our society to

"Of all the negative consequences of prohibition, none is as tragic as the denial of medicinal marijuana to the tens of thousands of seriously ill patients who could benefit from its therapeutic use" (http://natlmorml.org/medical/index.html). The effects of suppressing and penalizing a treatment drug have and will continue to have negative consequences in our society. The "gateway" reputation marijuana has