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Our friends at whyprohibition.ca and Cannabisculture.com have let us know that Bill S-10 has indeed passed the senate (for real this time!).  This comes despite overwhelming amounts of research decrying the effectiveness of mandatory minimum penalties (particularly when dealing with drug crimes).  As posted in my previous editorial entitled "Bill S-10: Mandatory Minimum Senselessness," Canada's own Parliamentary Information and Research service was unable to find a direct cause and effect deterrent relationship between MMS and crime in nearly all available research.  Furthermore, while examining the issue of MMS for drug crimes, the publication finds that since the late 1980’s (when the United States introduced MMS for certain federal drug offenses): “... drug-related crime in the United States has been generally unaffected.”  Download and view the publication here (PRB 05-53E, 18 Jan 2006).  It's not too late to prevent this bill from becoming law!  See Jacob Hunter's article below for instructions on how to fight back.

On December 13 the Canadian Senate Passed S-10 (formerly known as C-15 and C-26 before that). So, where does that leave our community?
S-10 proposes Mandatory Minimum Sentences of 6 months for growing 6 or more marijuana plants, and 18 months for producing any amount of hashish or edibles (cookies, brownies, etc). S-10, like C-15 and C-26 before it, has been opposed by every expert as a massive waste of money that will increase crime and violence on our streets. In response, the Stephen Harper Conservatives have been unwilling and unable to offer up a single peice of evidence to support S-10.
Even the US Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske described bills like S-10 as being “dumb on drugs”. When the US Drug Czar, a man legally obligated to support the drug war is calling this bill “dumb” it must be pretty dumb indeed.
S-10 must now proceed to the House of Commons for an identical process (2 votes, committee hearings, committee report vote, final vote) as it went through in the Senate. The difference for our community is that now we can address our concerns to our elected officials, who are generally more responsive than our unelected Senators.
If we're going to defeat S-10, we need your help! Here's what you can do to help:
1) Call Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's office, and encourage the Liberals to take a strong stand against S-10: (613) 995-9364 and (416) 251-5510
2) Call the Conservative Party of Canada and express your outrage, in as great a detail as you can, at this horrific attack on our community and our culture: (866) 808-8407
3) Post this article on Facebook, Twitter, Marijuana Forums and anywhere else online you can!
4) Sign and Share the No on S-10 Petition and Email Campaign! on Facebook, Twitter and Forums!
5) Call your local head shop (bong/pipe store), grow/hydroponics store or medical marijuana dispensary and make sure they know about S-10 and encourage them to get involved! (Handbills are available in color and black and white on the front page of WhyProhibition.ca)
6) Get your friends signed up to WhyProhibition.ca! We've almost doubled our membership in 2010, and with it, almost doubled our power in Canadian politics! With your help, we will be able to push harder than every before and make sure S-10 doesn't pass!
With your help, we can defeat S-10 just as we did C-15 and C-26 before it! Get active, start calling and make S-10 history!

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Vibes said:
I really thought Canada was making some progress...guess not.

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sh4d0ws said:
Jesus christ, this is fucked


This country is getting pretty fucked up thanks to the Stephen Harper government.

18months for making edibles? WTF?!?!?

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Heffy said:
We need to take Harper to the Yukon, put him on an ice flow, and chip him off into the ocean, just like on South Park.

Can't believe how much worse Canada is getting.

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