Bill C-26 has mandatory minimum prison sentences for pot! DO SOMETHING CANADA!
by CC Magazine (16 Apr, 2008)
Canadians will have an American-style Drug War if Bill C-26 passes. This Bill must be killed.
Bill C-26 was last debated in the House of Commons on April 16th, 2008 and has been recommended for Committee review. It proposes minimum penalties for the production, possession, trafficking and importing/exporting of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and other drugs. Bill C-26 takes a page from American policy by imposing mandatory minimums and harsher penalties for drug crimes. A person could be jailed for at least 6 months for the crime of growing as little as one marijuana plant if this legislation passes. We have seen how badly the drug war has failed in America, so why adopt a similar approach? Why should we move for an approach in favour of more imprisonment?