Saturday February 6, 2016
Terry Beech, MP
Burnaby North-Seymour (BC)
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Re: Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act, Cannabis Freedom Act & 4 questions
Dear Terry Beech,
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 Bills that I hope Members of Parliament & The Senate will accept & adopt. I have titled and Numbered the Bills, and put them in the format of existing legislation.
Attached is a PDF (and links) for Bill C-420 An Act to repeal the Prohibition of Cannabis 'Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act', another PDF for Bill C-421 the 'Cannabis Freedom Act' and another PDF for Bill C-428 'Cannabis Day'.
Please Understand:
* Cannabis prohibition began with no scientific, medical or social justification, and was initiated as an effort to harass, punish and deport racial minorities;
* The prohibition of cannabis has caused many social and economic harms, criminalized millions of Canadians for no benefit, and financed organized crime;
*Cannabis has the potential to provide food, medicine, fibre, fuel and building materials; and
*Cannabis medicines are safe and effective for treating a wide variety of ailments, yet are not readily available to all who require them.
Therefore, Bill C-420 clearly outlines 2 things needed to be done. immediately:
1. Completely end the prohibition of cannabis, by removing it entirely from the CDSA (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act);
2. Repeal Section 462.2 of the Criminal Code, which bans literature and harm reduction devices like waterpipes and vaporizers;
and, Bill C-421 clearly outlines 6 things needed to be done. immediately:
1. Repeal the prohibition on possession and personal cultivation of cannabis;
2. Permit patients or their designated grower to provide medical cannabis as recommended by a physician; and
3. End police raids against community medical cannabis dispensaries, and enable their municipal regulation, as per the position of the Union of BC Municipalities.
and within one year:
4. Allow farmers to harvest and sell the cannabinoid-rich resin from their plants, as per the recent resolution of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance;
5. For those convicted for a cannabis offence under the CDSA, on a case-by-case basis: Grant a full pardon and amnesty for past offences, expunge criminal records and release all prisoners currently serving time; and
6. Permit Provinces, Territories and First Nations to decide how they want to tax, regulate and distribute cannabis as needed.
and Bill C-428 is about Cannabis Day, to be designated as a non-statutory holiday.
I look forward to your reply, comments and support for this proposal. At the end of the document, I have put forward 4 questions.
Questions for Bill Sponsoring MP
1. Which parts of this Bill do you support?
2. Which parts of this Bill do you not support?
3. Which parts of the Bill should be changed, so then you will be able to support it?
4. Which other related Acts needs to be changed, that are not already included in this text?
Yours sincerely,
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