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@HonRobNicholson Please don't be ignorant. Cannabis is SAFER than Alcohol! Unschedule Cannabis today! #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/mxuKZDPbZ6
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) April 7, 2014
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On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Ministerial Correspondence Unit - Mailout <Ministerial.
Dear Sam Vekemans:
Thank you for your correspondence of January 14, 2013, concerning marijuana.
Marijuana is
a psychoactive substance causing alteration of mental and physical
functions. The use of psychoactive substances raises issues of public
health and safety, both for the user and for those in the broader
society affected by the user’s conduct.
The
production and trafficking of illicit drugs is the most significant
source of money for gangs and organized crime. It does profound harm to
neighbourhoods, where homes are turned into grow-ops and crystal meth
labs.
Many
Canadians are concerned that a relaxation of the law prohibiting
possession of marijuana would result in greater use of the drug and
therefore would increase the health and safety hazards associated with
it. Although research is still continuing on the effects of marijuana
use, there is enough information to clearly identify health hazards.
Regular and heavy use of cannabis can lead to a psychological or
physiological dependence, thereby worsening an individual’s overall
condition.
Moreover, legalizing access to marijuana would put Canada
in contravention of international agreements to which it is a party,
including the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. This convention, for
instance, obliges Canada to maintain stringent domestic control over certain drugs, including marijuana. In particular, Canada is required to treat possession, sale, cultivation, and importing activities involving this substance as punishable offences.
The
Government has no intention to introduce legislation that would
decriminalize the possession of cannabis. The Government is opposed to
decriminalizing or legalizing illicit drugs.
Thank you again for writing.
Yours truly,
The Honourable Rob Nicholson
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