Marijuana ruling lights path to legalization

[Canuckistanian]

Source: CBC News

An Ontario court ruling that could legalize the possession of marijuana in the province will be reviewed by the federal government, officials say.

"The government of Canada is reviewing the decision and will consider its options," Leslie Meerburg, spokeswoman for Health Canada, said Wednesday in an email.

Justice Donald Taliano gave Ottawa until July to fix the federal medical marijuana program or face the prospect of effectively legalizing possession and production of cannabis.





Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/04/13/medicinal-marijuana-court-ruling.html

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Interesting development here in Canada. It's getting lots of coverage.

[defendandprotect]

1. Will sanity prevail .... ??? And will US wage war upon Canada -- ????

[JackInGreen]

3. I would be more

afraid of a cold war, or a silent unacknowledged war initiated by law enforcement.
Watch for the international incident where the DEA tries to overreach into Canadian territory.

[defendandprotect]

4. At some point remember hearing they were stopping hemp cookies?...

All sorts of that kind of nonsense !!

But didn't you guys stop Monsanto at the border a decade or more ago trying

to push that bovine milk hormone to Canada -- ?? Payoff attempts?

Late -- and who could keep track of all this corruption, anyway!!!

:)

[TheWraith]

2. Kick ass. nt

[reggie the dog]

5. this already happend, pot was legal in ontario

based on a similar ruling, look up marc emery and the summer of legalization. I hope ottawa does nothing and pot becomes legal. if that happens i will go there on vacation in august instead of going to california. ps quebec gold is better than bc buds