Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Cannabis prohibition began with no scientific, medical or social justification, and was initiated as an effort to harass, punish and deport racial minorities;
- The prohibition of cannabis has caused many social and economic harms, criminalized millions of Canadians for no benefit, and financed organized crime;
- Cannabis has the potential to provide food, medicine, fibre, fuel and building materials; and
- Cannabis medicines are safe and effective for treating a wide variety of ailments, yet are not readily available to all who require them.
We, the undersigned, Citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately:
1. Repeal the prohibition on possession and personal cultivation of cannabis;
2. Repeal Section 462.2 of the Criminal Code, which bans literature and harm reduction devices like waterpipes and vaporizers;
3. Permit patients or their designated grower to provide medical cannabis as recommended by a physician; and
4. End police raids against community medical cannabis dispensaries, and enable their municipal regulation, as per the position of the Union of BC Municipalities;
and within one year:
5. Allow farmers to harvest and sell the cannabinoid-rich resin from their plants, as per the recent resolution of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance;
6. Completely end the prohibition of cannabis, by removing it entirely from the CDSA (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act);
7. For those convicted for a cannabis offence under the CDSA, on a case-by-case basis: Grant a full pardon and amnesty for past offences, expunge criminal records and release all prisoners currently serving time; and
8. Permit Provinces, Territories and First Nations to decide how they want to tax, regulate and distribute cannabis as needed.
Updates
August 1, 2016
Reaching this threshold of 250 signatures gives me space to reflect on the persistent need for honest policy reform. It is encouraging to see this many people acknowledge the history of these laws and the urgency of changing our current path.
Reached 250 supporters
July 31, 2016
May 25, 2016
Seeing this level of focus on reform indicates that the desire for a fair approach to cannabis is stronger than many have suggested. This momentum reflects a growing commitment to correcting past policies that have harmed so many of our neighbors.
May 23, 2016
Reaching one hundred signatures feels like a quiet validation of the arguments we have presented here. It is heartening to see this many people acknowledge that our current approach to cannabis requires a fundamental shift.
Reached 100 supporters
May 22, 2016
112 Comments
PTSD sufferer, I do not like the current distribution model for my medical marijuana. It forces me into isolation. If there was a dispensary and lounge close it would provide community with other people using this medicine
I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees & just had a right total knee replacement 2 weeks ago. I'm in alot of pain & the constant fight with MD's to get proper pain medication is both exhausting & humiliating. I want to be able to CHOOSE to manage my pain my own way.
Accessibility should be considered. The double standards of how we treat Alcohol vs Marijuana must stop because medical patients are the ones suffering for inaccessible medicine and citizens are suffering for non-violent criminal offenses that may stay with them for life.
The government is suppose make it easier to get access to quality medical marijuana not make it harder. Patients should not be made to feel like criminals trying get to get the access to the plant they need to get through the day. It's a natural plant not a pharmaceutical drug
Medicinal Marijuana has helped me immensely with my IBS and insomnia. The doctors prescribing a medicinal prescription for the use of it charge over $200 just for a couple signatures. These people help everyone that can't access it.
Exciting to know that there will be a store to buy my medical marijuana! I have LUPUS and a rare and aggressive form of OSTEOARTHRITIS !
Just legalize it already. Stop the money grab. The only lives marijuana ruins are the people you put in jail.
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Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Cannabis prohibition began with no scientific, medical or social justification, and was initiated as an effort to harass, punish and deport racial minorities;
- The prohibition of cannabis has caused many social and economic harms, criminalized millions of Canadians for no benefit, and financed organized crime;
- Cannabis has the potential to provide food, medicine, fibre, fuel and building materials; and
- Cannabis medicines are safe and effective for treating a wide variety of ailments, yet are not readily available to all who require them.
We, the undersigned, Citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to immediately:
1. Repeal the prohibition on possession and personal cultivation of cannabis;
2. Repeal Section 462.2 of the Criminal Code, which bans literature and harm reduction devices like waterpipes and vaporizers;
3. Permit patients or their designated grower to provide medical cannabis as recommended by a physician; and
4. End police raids against community medical cannabis dispensaries, and enable their municipal regulation, as per the position of the Union of BC Municipalities;
and within one year:
5. Allow farmers to harvest and sell the cannabinoid-rich resin from their plants, as per the recent resolution of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance;
6. Completely end the prohibition of cannabis, by removing it entirely from the CDSA (Controlled Drugs and Substances Act);
7. For those convicted for a cannabis offence under the CDSA, on a case-by-case basis: Grant a full pardon and amnesty for past offences, expunge criminal records and release all prisoners currently serving time; and
8. Permit Provinces, Territories and First Nations to decide how they want to tax, regulate and distribute cannabis as needed.
Updates
August 1, 2016
Reaching this threshold of 250 signatures gives me space to reflect on the persistent need for honest policy reform. It is encouraging to see this many people acknowledge the history of these laws and the urgency of changing our current path.
Reached 250 supporters
July 31, 2016
May 25, 2016
Seeing this level of focus on reform indicates that the desire for a fair approach to cannabis is stronger than many have suggested. This momentum reflects a growing commitment to correcting past policies that have harmed so many of our neighbors.
May 23, 2016
Reaching one hundred signatures feels like a quiet validation of the arguments we have presented here. It is heartening to see this many people acknowledge that our current approach to cannabis requires a fundamental shift.
Reached 100 supporters
May 22, 2016
112 Comments
These dispensaries are crucial in letting patients choose the right medicine for themselves. Closing these forces people to pay higher prices for an unknown product that's delivered via mail, unimpressive to say the least.
PTSD sufferer, I do not like the current distribution model for my medical marijuana. It forces me into isolation. If there was a dispensary and lounge close it would provide community with other people using this medicine
I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees & just had a right total knee replacement 2 weeks ago. I'm in alot of pain & the constant fight with MD's to get proper pain medication is both exhausting & humiliating. I want to be able to CHOOSE to manage my pain my own way.
Accessibility should be considered. The double standards of how we treat Alcohol vs Marijuana must stop because medical patients are the ones suffering for inaccessible medicine and citizens are suffering for non-violent criminal offenses that may stay with them for life.
The government is suppose make it easier to get access to quality medical marijuana not make it harder. Patients should not be made to feel like criminals trying get to get the access to the plant they need to get through the day. It's a natural plant not a pharmaceutical drug
Medicinal Marijuana has helped me immensely with my IBS and insomnia. The doctors prescribing a medicinal prescription for the use of it charge over $200 just for a couple signatures. These people help everyone that can't access it.
Exciting to know that there will be a store to buy my medical marijuana! I have LUPUS and a rare and aggressive form of OSTEOARTHRITIS !
Just legalize it already. Stop the money grab. The only lives marijuana ruins are the people you put in jail.
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These dispensaries are crucial in letting patients choose the right medicine for themselves. Closing these forces people to pay higher prices for an unknown product that's delivered via mail, unimpressive to say the least.