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Inny. B careful. MJ stays in your system for 7 days...or longer!

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i hope your not a young man, as going back to the USA could be bothersome...to say the least.

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Heaven forbid they find a roach, or some cop just want to test you, or they smell it, or....
i dont cross that border.

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It stays in loger if you smoke alot...but it's not illegal to have it in your system.
YES!..it is!

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So do a bit more research, although i doubt you'd get stopped being an old man like you are 

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unless your crossing the border with a shaved head, sunglasses, and no shirt.

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i don't usually drive without a shirt nor do i shave my head....if there's one thing us americans know around here is that when the border guard asks you where you are going or where have you been you always say the Casino!! and no you didn't win anything.

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George Bush and John Ashcroft would put all of you dirty pot smokers on a train straight to Auschwitz if they could.

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Smoked where we could see Detroit. Hoped someone accross the river could see us and envy

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Some guy named Luvthemshrooms is biting my style

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OTTAWA - The federal government moved today to eliminate criminal penalties for simple possession of marijuana, but promised a tougher line against growers and dealers.
Under legislation introduced by Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, possession of up to 15 grams of pot - enough to roll about 15 or 20 joints - would be a minor offence punishable by a fine.

Youths could face fines of up to $250 for minor possession while adults could be fined $400.

Penalties could be greater if "aggravating" factors are present, including possession while driving or while on school property.

By contrast, the maximum sentence for illicit growers would be boosted to 14 years in prison from the current seven.

The penalty for trafficking would stay the same, with a maximum life sentence.

Ottawa also plans to set aside an additional $245 million for law enforcement efforts and education, information, research and treatment programs aimed at curbing drug use, especially among youths.

The Liberal government had been promising action since last fall to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Pressure increased with a recent series of lower court rulings against the current federal drug law, and a constitutional challenge currently before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Cauchon, Health Minister Anne McLellan and Solicitor General Wayne Easter have all been adamant that decriminalization does not mean legalization.

"I want to be clear from the beginning: we are not legalizing marijuana and have no plans to do so," Cauchon said after introducing the bill Tuesday.

McLellan stressed that the bill is aimed at addressing the "root causes of substance abuse," not at encouraging drug use.

"Let me be very clear, we do not want Canadians to use marijuana," she said. "We especially don't want young people to use marijuana. That is why an important part of our drug strategy will focus on strong public education messages to inform Canadians of the negative health affects of marijuana.

Possession of pot, even for personal use, would still be against the law under the new regime. The legislative changes would simply eliminate the threat of jail time and a criminal record for small-time users.

All the same, the prospect of decriminalization in Canada has raised the hackles of some U.S. officials.

Paul Cellucci, the American ambassador to Ottawa, has warned of potential border snarls as U.S. customs officers pay closer attention to travellers headed south.

John Walters, director of national drug policy for the Bush administration, has characterized the Canadian marijuana trade - and especially illegal grow operations - as "out of control."

Cauchon has noted, however, that a dozen U.S. states have already done away with criminal sanctions for simple possession of pot.

On a recent trip to Washington, Cauchon assured U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft that Canada will continue to co-operate in police efforts against the illicit drug trade, organized crime and international money laundering.

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It's about fucking time, eh? To me the new rules seem a little bit conflicted.  Like he wants to please both the people who hate pot (and most other personal freedoms) and the people who love pot (cance patients for whom it's a god send, literally).  But in the end, it doesnt even address the issue of what cancer patients have to do to get their meds!! they are upping the penalties for trafficing and such, but how wjere do the cancer patients get it then?

I think it's a matter of time before they go the whole 9 yards, I just think we are going to do it in baby steps.... how bout you? 

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The US is threadtinging to tighten up the borders and such, would they in fact do this?

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It seems like a vegetarian pushing their moral plate at a steak eater

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its bad cause its illegal cause its bad cause its illegal cause its

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I am going to light up a big fatty after school with some friends, right on the front lawn.

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The one time the cops caught me smoking pot, i was half done the J and they just took it from me and told me to leave where I was.... not quite the hard line you suggest.

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All I am saying is that the current legislation does not address the needs of cancer patients which, in my opinion, are the ones who need it most, and are being forgotten in the debate..

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