Elizabeth May, Green Member of Parliament (Party Leader) for Saanich-Gulf Islands (British Columbia)
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Elizabeth May
Hill Office
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-996-1119
Fax: 613-996-0850
Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.
Constituency Office(s)
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9711 Fourth Street (Main Office)
Suite 1
Sidney, British Columbia
V8L 2Y8
Telephone: 1-800-667-9188
Fax: 250-657-2004
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On Dec 11, 2015 11:27 AM, <Elizabeth.May.C1@parl.gc.ca> wrote:
Dear Sam Vekemans,
Thank you for contacting Elizabeth regarding proposed bill S-420. As she her time in the riding between the conclusion of the climate negotiations and the holidays is limited, she will not be meeting with constituents until the New Year. In the meantime, we have forwarded your email and petition to her for review. I will contact you as soon as I am able to arrange a meeting.
Thank you,
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Unschedule
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 1:34 PM,
<Elizabeth.May@parl.gc.ca> wrote:
Dear Sam Vekemans,
Thank
you inquiring about whether I support the removal of cannabis as a
schedule II controlled substance from the Controlled Drugs and
Substances Act. I fully support legalizing marijuana by removing it from
the drug schedule. Prohibition has, obviously, not worked. All
prohibition has achieved is creating an underground economy of
unregulated and violent dealers. We need marijuana production to be
regulated, taxed, and available to adults.
However,
I do not support treating marijuana in the same way as “Corn, Lettuce,
Tomato, Oregano, Roses, Aloe Vera, Fern or any other common garden herb,
flower or house plant.” Though the dangers of marijuana have, perhaps,
been overstated, it still is no ordinary plant. Like tobacco and
alcohol, marijuana has dangers and the public needs to be educated about
these dangers. Still, these personal dangers of use are much less than
the proven societal dangers of prohibition.
Thank you again for writing.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth May, O.C., M.P.
Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands
Leader of the Green Party of Canada
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From: Sam Vekemans [mailto:]
Sent: March 7, 2014 12:42 AM
To: May, Elizabeth - M.P.
Subject:
Does Elizabeth May support the removal of cannabis as a schedule II
controlled substance from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C.
1996, c. 19)?
March 6, 2014
Member: Elizabeth May
Constituency: Saanich—Gulf Islands
Constituency Office:
9711 Fourth Street (Main Office)
Suite 1
Sidney, British Columbia
V8L 2Y8
Telephone:
1-800-667-9188
Fax:
250-657-2004
Email:
Elizabeth.May@parl.gc.ca
re:
Does Elizabeth May support the removal of cannabis as a schedule II
controlled substance from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C.
1996, c. 19)?
Dear Elizabeth May,
Do
you support the simple removal of cannabis as a schedule II controlled
substance from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C. 1996, c.
19)?, and let it be treated the same as Corn, Lettuce, Tomato, Oregano,
Roses, Aloe Vera, Fern or any other common garden herb, flower or house
plant?
I look forward to receiving your responses as it will be made public, so then others wont need to ask you the same question.
Kind regards,
Sam Vekemans
(address)
P.S. All 306 Members of Parliament are being asked these same questions.
ref:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/page-25.html
SCHEDULE II (Sections 2, 3, 4 to 7, 10, 29, 55 and 60)
1.Cannabis, its preparations, derivatives and similar synthetic preparations, including ...
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4.8 Ending the war on drugs
4.8 Ending the war on drugs
In 2008, according to the Treasury Board, Canada spent $61.3 million
targeting illicit drugs, with a majority of that money going to law
enforcement. Most of that was for the “war” against cannabis
(marijuana). Marijuana prohibition is also prohibitively costly in other
ways, including criminalizing youth and fostering organized crime.
Cannabis prohibition, which has gone on for decades, has utterly failed
and has not led to reduced drug use in Canada.
After analyzing the recommendation of the Canadian Senate’s 2002
Special Committee on Drugs and the examples of strategies used by some
European countries, the Green Party of Canada has come to the conclusion
that it is time to legalize the adult use of marijuana. Furthermore,
the Greens believe that drug addictions should be treated as a health
problem, not as criminal offences.
Green Party MPs will:
- Legalize marijuana by removing marijuana from the drug schedule.
- Create a regulatory framework for the safe production of marijuana by small, independent growers.
- Develop a taxation rate for marijuana similar to that of tobacco.
- Establish the sale of marijuana to adults for medicinal or personal use through licensed distribution outlets.
- Educate the public about the health threats of marijuana, tobacco and other drug use.
- Launch a public consultation on the decriminalization of illicit
drugs, considering the current high costs of the law enforcement effort.
- Provide increased funding to safe injection sites, treatment facilities and addict rehabilitation
http://www.greenparty.ca/vision-green/p4.8
5 Questions with Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May Special
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