Stephen Harper introduces Mandatory Minimum sentences for marijuana!

PROPOSED NEW MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR SERIOUS DRUG OFFENCES SCHEDULE II DRUGS (CANNABIS AND MARIJUANA)
OFFENCE	MANDATORY PENALTY				NOTES
OFFENCE		w/ Aggravating Factors- List A¹	w/ Aggravating Factor - List B²	w/ Health and Safety Factors³	NOTES
Trafficking		1 YEAR	2 YEARS	n/a	Offence would have to involve more than 3 kg of cannabis marijuana or cannabis resin
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking		1 YEAR	2 YEARS	n/a	Offence would have to involve more than 3 kg of cannabis marijuana or cannabis resin
Importing Exporting	1 YEAR	n/a	n/a	n/a	Offence is committed for the purpose of trafficking
Possession for the Purpose of Exporting	1 YEAR	n/a	n/a	n/a	Offence is committed for the purpose of trafficking
Production - 1 - 200 plants	6 MOS	n/a	n/a	9 MOS	Offence is committed for the purpose of trafficking. Maximum penalty will be increased to 14 years imprisonment
Production - 201 - 500 plants	1 YEAR	n/a	n/a	18 MOS	Maximum penalty will be increased to 14 years imprisonment
Production - more than 500 plants	2 YEARS	n/a	n/a	3 YEARS	Maximum penalty will be increased to 14 years imprisonment
Production - oil or resin	1 YEAR	n/a	n/a	18 MOS	Offence is committed for the purpose of trafficking

¹ Aggravating Factors List A

The aggravating factors include offences committed:

for the benefit of organized crime;
involving use or threat of violence;
involved use or threat of use of weapons;
by someone who was previously convicted (in the past 10 years) of a serious drug offence involving a Schedule I or II substance.

² Aggravating Factors List B

The aggravating factors include offences committed:

in a prison;
in or near a school, in or near an area normally frequented by youth or in the presence of youth;
in concert with a youth;
in relation to a youth (e.g. selling to a youth).

³ Health and Safety Factors

the accused used real property that belongs to a third party to commit the offence;
the production constituted a potential security, health or safety hazard to children who were in the location where the offence was committed or in the immediate area;
the production constituted a potential public safety hazard in a residential area;
the accused placed or set a trap.

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haveing 2 plants in the back yard

Submitted by WCHannis on Thu, 09/17/2009 - 8:01am.

Yesterday two police officers came to my door. And told me there was a report of my growing marijuana. When they looked into my backyard they were surprised to see that I only had 2 plants. They explained that only if its over 8-9 plants does it become a chargeable offence. So I watched as they up rooted my 2 beautiful plants and took them away. Actually increasing the traffic in my little town because now I have to go buy it.

mandatory minimums don't work

Submitted by midge1017 on Fri, 09/11/2009 - 8:57am.

mandatory minimums don't work and are often unfair, sentancing for a crime should be case specific. While I don't believe Marijuana should be a crime at all, it's the same with any "crime". Sentancing should be case specific because not every person and situation is the same. saying that no matter what the circumstances are you will get at least a year is non- sense.