The E-122 Parliament e-petition for calling for a Royal Commission on Cannabis is now live! https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-122
Petition calling for a Royal Commission on Cannabis
“Prohibition is a failure of good governance.” ~Senate Report 2002
“Prohibition creates corruption at all levels of government.” ~UN Report 1993
The current cannabis strategy in Canada is rife with misappropriation of funds, corruption, crime and political favouritism. As the country spirals towards impending Cannabis Legalization - this has never been more evident than right now. We need your help to convince the government that this must change. The decades long drug war in Canada is a failed social policy that has cost endless billions. The Senate Report of 2002 identified over $3 billion per year in taxpayer dollars wasted and concluded the Repeal of Prohibition is the only solution
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas
- The Liberal Government has committed to cannabis legalization for all purposes in 2017, and has specifically referenced: • the LeDain Commission of 1979, • the Senate Report of 2002, • the Liberal Party Resolution #117 of 2012, • the Draft Policy White Paper tabled in Ottawa January, 2013 by the Young Liberals of BC; and • various international UN treaties, and has notified the UN - April 19, 2016;
- Cannabis prohibition has been found to be a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
- Whereas the government has failed to suspend arrests and prosecutions in the interim.
We, the undersigned, Citizens or residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to establish an independent, fully-empowered Royal Commission into the health, social and economic costs associated with the legalization of Cannabis use including costs associated with prohibition, discrimination, organized crime, political favouritism and corruption.
