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posted by cmn32480 on Monday April 17 2017, @08:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the puff-puff-pass dept.

The CBC reports that Canada's ruling Liberal Party has proposed legislation concerning the use of cannabis:

The pot plan comes with two new bills; one to regulate the recreational use, sale and cultivation of marijuana, and a second that strengthens measures to stop impaired driving.

It would allow people to possess up to 30 grams of dried or fresh cannabis and sets the minimum at 18 years of age, though provinces and territories can set a higher legal age.

Consumers can grow up to four plants at home or buy from a licensed retailer.

[...] buying, selling or using marijuana outside the regulatory regime will remain a serious criminal offence with stiff penalties.

Another CBC article describes the bill on impaired driving. Police could ask drivers for samples of saliva or blood; there are also

[...] provisions that will allow for mandatory roadside alcohol screening and new criminal offences for driving while high.

[...] A driver who is found to have two nanograms but less than five nanograms of THC per millilitre of blood could face a maximum fine of up to $1,000[.]

Additional coverage:
Toronto Star (editorial)


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @05:31PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @05:31PM (#495366)

    It seems difficult to ensure that your plants stay below the limit. Does that include roots? What if they grow when you aren't looking?

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Lagg on Monday April 17 2017, @08:29PM

    by Lagg (105) on Monday April 17 2017, @08:29PM (#495473) Homepage Journal

    My vast, deep, influential and sexy knowledge of weed has told me that this is going to refer to the flower in practice. That's more reasonable to base it on because the difference in weight between a properly dried bud and a fresh one is pretty big (like 40%, but I have never did a comparison with my lab scale thingy). If they were to include the roots and stalk you'd hit the limit before it really ever got a chance to bloom.

    Also, if local laws are anything to go by they generally don't care what you do. They just don't want the plant poking out through your window and stinking up the next house's yard. You're not going to get daily weed plant inspections :p

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by dry on Tuesday April 18 2017, @04:26AM

    by dry (223) on Tuesday April 18 2017, @04:26AM (#495677) Journal

    Just bend them over.
    The growing part is stupid, it sounds like you can only grow indoor. I live in a small place in the forest, no room to grow inside and where I grow outside is shady so I encourage the plants to grow tall (and they're spindly). Also to end up with 4 plants means planting a dozen, between males, slugs and there's always one stunted plant, you have to grow about 3 times as many as needed.
    OTOH, the cops don't bother you currently for having a small personal plot and I doubt that'll change unless they really don't like you. The goals are to keep pot away from kids and organised crime.