The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan PC, Minister of National Defence & Liberal Member of Parliament for 59040 Vancouver South (BC)

The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan PC, Minister of National Defence & Liberal Member of Parliament for 59040 Vancouver South (BC)


On Dec 14, 2015 6:04 AM, <DND_MND@forces.gc.ca> wrote: Dear Sam Vekemans:
On behalf of the Honourable Harjit Singh Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, I wish to thank you for your email.
The issue you raise falls under the responsibility of the Minister of Justice, and consequently I have taken the liberty of forwarding your correspondence to the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould.
I trust that this is helpful.
Sincerely,
Denis Paradis Manager Minister’s Correspondence Unit
c.c. The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, MP Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
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Begin forwarded message: From: Sam Vekemans <samvekemans@gmail.com> Date: December 8, 2015 at 1:14:38 AM EST To: "The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan PC" <harjits.sajjan@parl.gc.ca>, "The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan PC" <info@sajjan.ca> Subject: The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan PC Re: Removing Cannabis From the Drug Schedule
Monday December 7, 2015
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan PC Minister of National Defence House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Re: Removing Cannabis from the Drug Schedule.
Dear Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Now that the Governor General has stated (on Friday December 4th 2015) in the Speech from the Throne, "To that end, the Government will introduce legislation that will ... legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana". The question remains on exactly how to go about doing this. I have taken the liberty of drafting my own independent Bill that I hope Members of Parliament & The Senate will accept & adopt. I have titled and Numbered the Bill, and put it in the format of existing legislation. Attached is a PDF (and links) for Bill S-420 'Remove Cannabis from the Drug Schedule Act' This legislation clearly outlines 6 things needed to be done. 1. End the Prohibition of Cannabis by completely removing it from Schedule II, VII and VIII; 2. Grant amnesty for past convictions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; 3. Let the Provinces, Territories and First Nations decide how they want to (tax, regulate, control, distribute) cannabis if needed; 4. Permit personal growing akin to normal municipal regulations for growing garden plants at home; 5. Recognize the value of dispensaries working with any Provincial, Territorial or First Nations legal access system; and 6. Repeal the Industrial Hemp Regulations, Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, along with the Other Consequential regulations relating to Cannabis as a Schedule II, VII and VIII substance. Also attached is a PDF for Bill C-421 'The Cannabis Freedom Act'. An Act to establish a National Day of Recognition and Reconciliation for those who have lost their lives or had their lives ruined from the failed Drug War, by designating the 20th day of April to be known as ‘Cannabis Freedom Day’ as a non-statutory holiday.
I look forward to your reply, comments and support for this proposal.
Yours sincerely, Sam Vekemans