Hon. John McKay, MP - Scarborough—Guildwood

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The Honourable John McKay

Political Affiliation:Liberal Caucus

Constituency:Scarborough—Guildwood Map – Elections Canada

Province / Territory:Ontario

Email:john.mckay@parl.gc.ca

Web Site:www.johnmckaymp.on.ca

Preferred Language:English

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@JohnMcKayLib Do you still stand by the quote "I don't buy the argument that this has medicinal benefits"? #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/APIkSvv611
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) April 4, 2014

Post by Unschedule Cannabis, for a SAFER Canada.

NOTE:  The American prosecutor of the same name was used on the original slide.  It has now been fixed. I also submitted a request to the CBC editor to clarify the name in the article. ~Sam Vekemans April 3, 2014
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McKay_%28attorney%29

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@JohnMcKayLib Ok, for a better quote to update; Do you support Unscheduling Cannabis yes/no/why? #cdnpoli http://t.co/jD3pDQqADZ
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) April 3, 2014

@acrosscanada The photo accompanying the original story should have made this misquote clear. I am a Canadian MP, not an American prosecutor
— Hon. John McKay M.P. (@JohnMcKayLib) April 3, 2014

@JohnMcKayLib Thank you for the statement, do you support unscheduling cannabis? #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/KVcP06lFC6
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) April 3, 2014

Decriminalize

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Marc Emery's U.S. prosecutor urges pot legalization

John McKay once prosecuted B.C.'s 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery

CBC News Posted: Apr 18, 2012 12:12 PM PT Last Updated: Apr 18, 2012 3:11 PM PT

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The former U.S. district attorney who prosecuted B.C. marijuana activist Marc Emery in a cross-border sting is calling for the legalization and taxation of pot in Canada and the U.S.
John McKay, a former U.S. attorney for the western district of Washington State, was joined by Emery's wife Jodie and former B.C. Attorney General Geoff Plant at a lecture in Vancouver on Wednesday.
McKay said he did not regret prosecuting Emery because he broke U.S. law, but he believes the war on pot has been a complete and total failure. He said the laws keeping pot illegal no longer serve any purpose, but allow gangs and cartels to generate billions in profits.

"I want to say this just as clearly and as forthrightly as I can, marijuana prohibition, criminal prohibition of marijuana is a complete failure," McKay said.

McKay said marijuana, like alcohol, should be produced and sold to adults by the government, and that would generate at least half a billion dollars in revenue annually in Washington State alone.

More importantly, he said, ending prohibition would end the violent reign of gangs and drug cartels who are profiting from the situation. He said any prohibition in society requires broad support from the population, and that isn't the case with marijuana.
The appearance was organized by Stop the Violence BC, a coalition of high-profile academic, legal, law enforcement and health experts, which is working to reduce crime and public health problems stemming from the prohibition on marijuana.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/marc-emery-s-u-s-prosecutor-urges-pot-legalization-1.1134679

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Have You Ever Smoked Marijuana?

Posted by CN Staff on August 05, 2003 at 08:06:56 PT By F. Abbas Rana  Source: Ottawa Hill Times MPs on the Justice Committee speak out about their smoking habits, or lack thereof; they'll be studying C-38 this fall, the government's bill to decriminalize pot.

Liberal MP John McKay Scarborough East, Ont.
 
Have you ever smoked marijuana?
No, virgin nostrils. I thought it was a stupid idea in 70s, it hasn't improved in the 80s and it has got really stupid in 90s and now it's downright dangerous. It wasn't even a temptation.
Do you support Bill C-38?
You can't suffer abuse of the law, disrespect for the law by people having small amounts of marijuana in their possession and not having the law enforced. That's a recipe for eroding the rule of law and that's not a good thing and if you erode the rule of law, a whole bunch of other things will follow. On the other side of the equation, from the health standpoint, I agree with Anne McLellan that there is no study in the world that shows that marijuana has any medicinal benefits. Would you ever put any drug on the market untested readily available from dealers on street corners and say, "oh, well, this has got medicinal benefits." You'd be run out of town and rightfully so. So, I don't buy the argument that this has medicinal benefits, it may have psychological benefits. I appreciate that's not a sound bite but on the other hand this is a little more complicated.


http://cannabisnews.com/news/17/thread17002.shtml



http://www.hilltimes.com/news/2003/08/04/have-you-ever-smoked-marijuana/12333
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