POT TV – Footage from the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
As the Canadian Senate reaches the deadline for a third vote on Bill C45/46, The Cannabis Act, committee hearings to explore the issue offer a painfully frustrating view into how laws reach royal assent.
Seemingly ignorant of their own report from 2002, which recommended a legal age for cannabis purchase at 16, Senators continue to use the incarceration of peaceful, non-violent citizens for political ends.
Thankfully the day finished with some level-headed opinions, most notably from John Conroy. When asked about the harms of cannabis on youth, Conroy replies simply, ‘what is the harm to youth from being arrested?’
Speakers on April 30th, 2018 included:
- Michael Bourque, Chief Executive Officer (Canadian Real Estate Association)
- Neil Boyd, Professor, Department of Criminology, Simon Fraser University (As an Individual)
- John Conroy, Lawyer (As an Individual)
- Solomon Friedman, Criminal Defence Lawyer, Edelson & Friedman LLP (As an Individual)
- Randall McCauley, Vice-President, Government and Public Relations (Canadian Real Estate Association)
- Jonathan Page, Chief Executive Officer (Anandia Labs)
- Sean Robichaud, Criminal Defence Lawyer, Robichaud’s Barristers & Solicitors (As an Individual)
- Deputy Chief Constable Mike Serr, Co-Chair, Drug Advisory Committee (Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police)
- Ernest Small, Principal Research Scientist, Science and Technology Branch (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
- Inspector Bill Spearn (Vancouver Police Department)
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