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On December 23, 2003, the Supreme Court of Canada said in a decision that Canada's laws against possessing small amounts of marijuana do not
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MARIJUANA Should Marijuana be decriminalized? Amandeep Sekhon Introduction to Canadian Legal System -1010U (40300) Dr. Wesley Crichlow November 08, 2005 Canada's marijuana law and the debate over decriminalization have finally initiated. Officials have taken a step forward. Ever since marijuana was first banned in Canada under the 1923 Opium and Drug Act, those who oppose believe the criminal penalties set for possession of the drug is too harsh. However, since May 1997, illicit drugs such as marijuana have been covered by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Khoo, 2004). The decriminalization supporters position facts with popular beliefs being that marijuana is unhealthy and leads to criminal provocation. However, in keeping marijuana illegal, this does ignore the facts that marijuana is also used for medical or religious purposes and that drugs users are our fellow citizens who are incarcerated rising the level of prisoner population in Canada. Though, effective July 31, 2002 Canada became the first...
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