Legalization Annoucement Tomorrow
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JungleStrikeGuy
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Seems like they also want people to register with police if they are growing rec for themselves, I'm sure that will go over well.
Also 'tax higher THC percentage to discourage use'. Overall not a terrible report, but given the LPC's performance on electoral reform they could just ignore the parts they don't like, so it still really depends on what is actually tabled in 2017.
Also very interesting the CMA and the other medical association want doctors completely out of authorizing medical cannabis:
For this reason, both the Canadian Medical Association (the national association representing physicians) and the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (the national association representing medical regulators) have expressed clear positions that it is not appropriate for physicians to continue to authorize access to cannabis. These associations believe that the removal of the prohibitions under the CDSA will eliminate the need for the medical access system as it exists today, including the requirements for physician authorization.
Also 'tax higher THC percentage to discourage use'. Overall not a terrible report, but given the LPC's performance on electoral reform they could just ignore the parts they don't like, so it still really depends on what is actually tabled in 2017.
Also very interesting the CMA and the other medical association want doctors completely out of authorizing medical cannabis:
For this reason, both the Canadian Medical Association (the national association representing physicians) and the Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (the national association representing medical regulators) have expressed clear positions that it is not appropriate for physicians to continue to authorize access to cannabis. These associations believe that the removal of the prohibitions under the CDSA will eliminate the need for the medical access system as it exists today, including the requirements for physician authorization.
JungleStrikeGuy
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Tousaw says the low plant limit for rec will likely require litigation, but that's if the legislation is representative of the report.
As far as grandfathering, nothing has really changed. If you need an address change, you need to register in the ACMPR. Remains to be seen when/if govt will petition to lift the injunction, but to be completely legal you either need MMAR paperwork that matches your current location or an ACMPR 'certificate' or whatever it is.
As far as grandfathering, nothing has really changed. If you need an address change, you need to register in the ACMPR. Remains to be seen when/if govt will petition to lift the injunction, but to be completely legal you either need MMAR paperwork that matches your current location or an ACMPR 'certificate' or whatever it is.
JungleStrikeGuy
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Good advice if you want to donate some money to your local defense lawyer unexpectedly
VIANARCHRIS
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Where did you see that? I can't see police forces wanting to waste resources on a 4 plant rec grower list.
TheRealDman
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CannaReview
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Lol 100cm to reduce fire risk? Wish they were forced to disclose the info they used to come up with that recommendation. I guess any house plant in my house over 100cm has a higher risk of fire?
JungleStrikeGuy
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Dman got it, it seems like something unworkable in practice so we'll have to see how the actual legislation shakes out.
Overall a pretty good start though I'd say. Now it's on the LPC to carry through.
CalyxCrusher
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This just in xmas trees over 100cm pose fire risk. All kidding aside, get the 20 gal pots and scrog nets out
CannaReview
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People will start pre vegging LST plants and selling them for $25-50 to home growers. Sounds like the price will be still pretty high per gram for legal weed. I can't see it being lower then $7-10 per gram.
OldMedUser
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Gotta remember folks that this is a list of recommendations and the gov't isn't bound by any of them. The news on the radio keeps saying pot will be made legal in the spring and that's total BS! It will begin the legislative process in the spring and could take years before re-legalization and maybe a new gov't will be at the helm before it gets done if it gets done at all.
Don't count your chickens . . .
If it hasn't been posted yet here's the TASK FORCE REPORT.
Don't count your chickens . . .
If it hasn't been posted yet here's the TASK FORCE REPORT.
BobCajun
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Actually I just found the regs on home grown tobacco. From this I deduce that you should be able to grow 15 kilos of weed per year without legal interference.
Exception — manufacturing for personal use(3) An individual who is not a tobacco licensee may manufacture manufactured tobacco or cigars
Exception — manufacturing for personal use(3) An individual who is not a tobacco licensee may manufacture manufactured tobacco or cigars
- (a) from packaged raw leaf tobacco or manufactured tobacco on which the duty has been paid, if the tobacco or cigars are for their personal use; or
- (b) from raw leaf tobacco grown on land on which the individual resides, if
- (i) the tobacco or cigars are for their personal use or that of the members of their family who reside with the individual and who are 18 years of age or older, and
- (ii) the quantity of tobacco or cigars manufactured in any year does not exceed 15 kg for the individual and each member of the individual’s family who resides with the individual and who is 18 years of age or older.
JungleStrikeGuy
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CMA is predictably upset the TF is recommending maintaining the ACMPR. Almost like all the barriers they're putting up to access are ideological more than based on evidence.
https://www.cma.ca/En/Lists/Medias/marijuana-statement.pdf?hootPostID=3dbbbb446d022c851e0074b9d0dcbf58
https://www.cma.ca/En/Lists/Medias/marijuana-statement.pdf?hootPostID=3dbbbb446d022c851e0074b9d0dcbf58
GroErr
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Lol, same thinking here. I won't register but my GF's card could do my indoor and I'll just use the outdoor rec allowance. I think 4 plants could do Ok, this is two within that 100 cm (close enough from soil to tops) that produced 29 zips this summer. I kept them low for stealth reasons, I already have practice to meet the new guidelines - lmao
Fornfrussen
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What it will come down to is how much we are allowed to "store"......
If they only go ahead with 4 plants, that is way more than I thought rec would get.
If they only go ahead with 4 plants, that is way more than I thought rec would get.
westcoast420
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I find this part laughable, how do they know the new system is already compromised? Unbelievable.
"While the current medical access system is not without its challenges, we understand that the ACMPR provide patients with the flexibility to access cannabis in the way that best meets their medical needs and accommodates their personal circumstances, whether that be from licensed producers or personal cultivation. However, we did hear concerns that the legitimacy of the system has been compromised by the continued presence of persons designated to cultivate for medical users, many of whom have exploited their status for illicit gain at the expense of the communities in which they are located.
As such, and in light of the extent of the change that is to come, we believe that the Government should maintain the ACMPR, with some modifications, at the outset of the new system of regulated legal access. This represents a sensible means of preserving patient access at a time of unprecedented change, but it must be complemented by increased research and evidence about cannabis for medical purposes. We further believe that the Government should re-evaluate the ongoing relevance and need for the medical access system in five years."
"While the current medical access system is not without its challenges, we understand that the ACMPR provide patients with the flexibility to access cannabis in the way that best meets their medical needs and accommodates their personal circumstances, whether that be from licensed producers or personal cultivation. However, we did hear concerns that the legitimacy of the system has been compromised by the continued presence of persons designated to cultivate for medical users, many of whom have exploited their status for illicit gain at the expense of the communities in which they are located.
As such, and in light of the extent of the change that is to come, we believe that the Government should maintain the ACMPR, with some modifications, at the outset of the new system of regulated legal access. This represents a sensible means of preserving patient access at a time of unprecedented change, but it must be complemented by increased research and evidence about cannabis for medical purposes. We further believe that the Government should re-evaluate the ongoing relevance and need for the medical access system in five years."