The (Canadian) Conservative government revived a bill Friday to impose automatic jail terms for drug-related crimes, which would send people to jail for growing as little as one marijuana plant for the purpose of trafficking.
The proposed legislation, which Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said is designed to target organized crime, mirrors a 2007 bill that died when the Oct. 14 general election was called.
via – The Calgary Herald “Tory bill seeks jail terms for drug-related crimes”
Note to our friends to the North: respectfully, please don’t. Look at the train wreck of mandatory minimums in my country.
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Here is my question, how will the government determine whether the single marijuana plant will be used for trafficking, and not for personal use?
Since when does organized crime grow one plant?
As long as we’re imposing mandatory sentences why not just save everyone time and allow the police to impose sentences right on the spot? All this “innocent until proven guilty” nonsense, lawyers defending our rights and making sure we have a fair trial bullsh*t, and rules of evidence quackery is all a waste of time and money. Because we all know that even if you’re not guilty of one thing odds are you’re guilty of something,