Dear Santa: Please tell the Parliament of Canada to remove Cannabis from the drug schedule.

Dear Santa: Please tell the Parliament of Canada to remove Cannabis from the drug schedule.

Dear Santa Claus,
cc: Members of the Parliament of Canada/Parlement du Canada

cc: The Senate of Canada

For the past 2 years i have been working on this project to get a cannabis policy statement from all Members of Parliament.   I then made a series of slides, and posted them on various websites on the internet.  This allows anyone to simply to an internet search and find each of their statements.

I have found that 95 Parliamentarians made some kind of statement in support of ending prohibition, while 139 made statements in opposition and an astounding 73 have FAILED to make a clear public statement (where it can be found on the internet).  
Santa: You can review all of the statements on slideshare.
http://www.slideshare.net/samvekemans/presentations

Considering that Colorado has legalized recreational cannabis for one year now and is doing very well, it's it time to follow?  

Considering that in California 'Concentrated cannabis qualifies as medical marijuana, California court rules'
 http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article4708713.html

and Considering that in Illinois, Children will be able to get access to cannabis oil and extracts.
 'Children will get access to medical marijuana in Illinois' 
Under the rules taking effect next year, minors will be allowed access to medical marijuana only through such means as foods or liquid drops. Smokable pot will remain prohibited for them.
  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-medical-marijuana-kids-met-20141223-story.html

Why can't Canada be a LEADER for a change, and come right out and simply REMOVE CANNABIS FROM THE DRUG SCHEDULE.

Santa, Please tell all of the members of Parliament that removing cannabis from the drug schedule is the right thing todo. As the leader Niki Ashton has recommended 'Let the provinces figure it out'.

Prohibition of use of this plant is IMMORAL and UNETHICAL.

This holiday season, adults are legally allowed to drink alcohol and be 'marry' .. yet to responsibly enjoy cannabis in all of it's forms to 'be happy' is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE!

So Santa, please give each Member of parliament the gift of education, consider watching 'Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis' - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aTbnO9I-TU  and help encourage the 95 Members of Parliament to reach out to the 139 on the other side to learn a different view, and educate those 73 parliamentarians so they can speak out to support ending prohibition. .. and remind the Conservatives the REAL conservatives support legalization - Canadian Conservatives For Legal Marijuana - www.CCFLM.ca   This is a TRILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY that can be BIGGER THAN OIL.  It has far more uses, and help the environment too.

So as you drink yourself silly, remember that Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol. .. and that there are Billions of people around the world who can benefit from cannabis, and will look to Canada as a LEADER for being the 1st country in the world to totally remove it from the drug schedule, and let the provinces decide how to deal with it.

Thank you.
Sam Vekemans,
Victoria, BC

P.S. Yes, I have already contacted the Victoria Member of Parliament Murray Rankin, and have published his statement.  I am requesting that all Members of Parliament make a clear statement, a simple 'Yes' or 'No' on the question of "Will you support a motion to simply remove cannabis from the drug schedule?' is all that is needed.

PPS. For the Senators of Canada, in 2015 I will be contacting each and every one of you, after doing a through internet search, to see if you support prohibition or not (yes or no) and have made a public statement already.   I suspect that Governor General David Johnson will be approving of Harpers Call for an early election, and my focus will be on getting statements from candidates.  As the Senate does get the final say, and it would be better if there was known support already.  (as it's common knowledge that Canadians already want this to pass, so to not fall behind the USA)

Pat Perkins, MP Whitby-Oshawa (ON) Conservative

https://openparliament.ca/politicians/pat-perkins/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pat-Perkins/132257456791192
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Perkins

Supports prohibition

http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4529724-durham-buds-into-medical-marijuana-issue/

May 21, 2014

Durham ‘buds’ into medical marijuana issue Police should know if person, company growing weed

DurhamRegion.com By Keith Gilligan Keith Gilligan

DURHAM -- Police departments should be told if a licence is issued to a large-scale medical marijuana grow op.

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Whitby Mayor Pat Perkins said police should know if someone is growing marijuana, noting there’s one house in Whitby where the resident and a friend grow a combined 600 plants.

“I would suspect emergency services would need to know that,” she said. “It’s 600 plants in a subdivision near a school.”

She added checks and balances need to be in place so there’s no public safety issue.

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Jim Eglinski, Yellowhead (Alberta) Conservative

Jim Eglinski, Yellowhead (Alberta) Conservative
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https://openparliament.ca/politicians/jim-eglinski/
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Marijuana

July 18, 2016

The Liberals have created a task force to study the legalization of marijuana.  Within five months this task force will have to assess the potential legal, financial, moral and medical ramifications of legalizing the drug.

At the recent Conservative Policy Convention, we passed a resolution stating, “…in order to expand the means which law enforcement authorities have at their disposal to combat drugs and their negative impacts, particularly among young people, and to reduce the volume of judicial proceedings, we recommend that peace officers be enabled to issue tickets for simple possession of small quantities of marijuana.”

Our policy resolution is in line with recommendations from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police on the marijuana file. They support providing front-line officers the ability to ticket individuals found with 30 grams of marijuana or less. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police do not recommend the legalization of marijuana.

As a former RCMP officer, I have serious concerns about a number of issues regarding the Liberal’s promise to legalize marijuana. How are the Liberals going to address the current proliferation of illegal, unregulated marijuana dispensaries (in Vancouver, there are currently more illegal marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks locations)? How will they address the public safety issue of people driving and operating heavy equipment while high, or ensure that marijuana is kept out of the hands of children? Will they balance our international obligations regarding the legality of marijuana?

I do not have confidence in the Liberals to put forward a plan to legalize marijuana that will adequately address all of these serious concerns.  Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have made a complete mess of the marijuana issue by their failure to provide any policy coherence whatsoever.
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http://jimeglinski.ca/news/1934-2/

"Marijuana is not good. I saw very energetic people go to waste and not become productive" @JimEglinski on pot

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