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Man im glad I don't live in the states, id likely be working on stirke 3 there. I walk down the street smoking a joint all the time, at least once a day before or after work. Ive only been stopped one time and the officer asked that I kindly dispose of it. So I smoked a bunch really fast and dropped the roach down. Granted had he said put it out and get rid of it, then I likely would have, but he didn't specifically say how to get rid of it.

I am curious, is it illegal to smoke it in the US, or just purchase/sell it? In Canada it is not illegal to consume drugs, it is only illegal to posses/sell, and even then in the case of marijuana it is only illegal in large quantities over the personal use limit (1 oz). Also we can technically legally grow 2 plants, as the law in Canada stipulates anyone with 3 or more plants can be charged with breaking substance control laws.

That being said you can sometimes get a fine for possession but it is not a criminal offense, it is akin to leaving your car parked in a no parking zone, Not illegal, just punishable by a fine. However most cops here turn a blind eye to small amounts because it isn't worth their time doing the paper work for something that is viewed as unimportant criminally in society. (hence why weed was decriminalized in the first place, and the limits of the charges were increased slightly if you did have over a certain amount or more than 2 plants.)

hmmm good to know, but since I have never been ticketed nor charged I only have the old laws I remember being publicized to go off. Overall it is pretty lax though unless you are clearly a seller or mass buyer. I also just checked the plant growing thing, and apparently that law is also being changed, to 2 plants + with a bunch of other minor changes to the criminality of pot and other substances. However the bill has been postponed 2-3 times over the last couple years because it can't pass the senate in time for the house to ratify it. Not that it would pass the house I don't think. At least not until baby conservative gets himself a majority.

pretty much, or if harper decides not to send parliament on vacation early again, which causes all bills to stop and have to be reintroduced, its stupid because they were already passed, but the last time this bill was ready for the house floor he prorogued parliament and the process restarted, its happened 2 times not and the third version is currently awaiting a third senate reading.

Canadian law making is so boring compared to the US. Then again, the US gets national media coverage on all the silly laws they make, in Canada we rarely here any news that comes down the pipe unless you read the papers avidly looking for it.

If I had to sit across from Jack Layton, I'd prorogue parliament at every opportunity.

He's fucking ******* insane.

It is a federal offense to buy, sell, use, possess, or grow marijuana in the US. Some states (like MA) have decriminalized it on a state level; this means that state authorities can only fine you if you have less than an oz. Other states, like CA, have allowed pot for legal use with a valid medical reason (and prescription from a doctor). However, no matter what states write up it is still illegal. It's unlikely the feds will knock down your door for smoking a blunt, but technically they could. More importantly, your neighbors may not like the smell and can call the police on you. Or they could call the cops on you for some other reason and you get busted for smoking. Someone who isn't me had the police show up last Saturday (for a noise complaint... at 10:30. Neighbors suck). Luckily they were only using K2, or these totally unrelated people could have been arrested for having the same amount of product as pot.

Risk < Reward depending on where you live. In a college town often it will be overlooked, but there's still the potential for getting screwed by The Man.

That sucks and so does the fact that pot is under the three strike rule. Hell IMHO any drug that is natural should not be considered under that. This includes cocaine, mushrooms, heroin. These are natural products and have been used for thousands of years, its the chemical man made **** that can really **** people up. I guess the big thing is, the natural drugs can't really be controlled, they grow naturally, the other **** can be controlled because it gets made in a tub.

Meh the US confuses me, home of the free indeed...

actually harper falls under both of those points, ignatief is just a useless joke.

No question that Harper's arrogant, but I don't think you guys are really paying attention if you think he's useless.

I've always hated that argument. Just because it's natural doesn't necessarily make something safer or better for you. That goes for drugs, food, anything really. And even if the drug is safer, that doesn't mean there isn't a benefit to society from controlling it.

Don't get me wrong. I believe that efforts to control marijuana specifically are a big waste of money as well as throwing away a potential source of revenue(from taxation) that the government could sorely use, but to say that a drug is safer simply by nature of it being natural just seems silly to me.

Tell me useful things he's done.

You live a sheltered life in Canada. The rest of the world got rocked when the US's economy tumbled. Canada felt a hit, but has survived quite well. Our economy has traditionally been very dependent on the US's economy, which means we should have bombed with them. While we may not be doing as much internationally, the simple fact is, things at home were taken care of.