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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
It really is that simple
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Not that simple here in the Great White (and cold: -27) North. The laws concerning weed do cover the whole country ... but, different police forces do not enforce the laws equally in across the country. The only national police force we have, the RCMP, doesn't have all that much presence in most communities, except for the West ... in Kingston, you are not likely to run into them unless they bust the door down at 3:00 am with a warrant to search for evidence of terrorist plots.
Most chiefs of police don't want to be bothered with simple possession ... or even minor trafficking. They would prefer to apply expensive resources in more important areas. Judges, altho' they rarely go on the record, don't want this mickey mouse bs cluttering up their dockets.
This is an election year, and tho' all three major parties have policies on what to do with weed, it doesn't seem to be causing too much of a stir. Voters tend to be more focused on the economy, health care, education and the poor performance of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also the majority of Canadians (that would be 3% ... you can do the arithmetic
) wouldn't have a shiite hemorrhage if it were decriminalized. And I for one would like to see this non-issue drift away in a cloud of aromatic smoke.