Locations of the rotating strikes have yet to be determined.
Source: Canada Post union issues strike notice; workers could begin rotating strikes Monday
LEGAL CANNABIS QUESTIONS – With only hours before Weed Day, here is a source to answer your questions and maybe even some you didn’t know you had.
Canadians put some big questions about legalized cannabis to the experts, including Minister of border security and organized crime reduction Bill Blair, president of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. Gigi Osler, and Kirk Tousaw, lawyer and consultant for Canopy Growth Corp.
ONTARIO CANNABIS STORE – Got questions? Here’s the official site to give you information.
We’re here to help you make informed choices if you choose to consume cannabis.
EXPUNGE CRIMINAL RECORDS OF SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA – It’s a logical step.
NDP MP Murray Rankin will table a piece of legislation in Ottawa on Thursday calling on criminal records for any Canadian carrying a charge for minor cannabis possession to be expunged.
Source: Victoria MP calls on federal government to expunge criminal records for minor cannabis possession
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION WILL BE A PROCESS – Don’t think everything will magically change on October 17th. It will only be the beginning of a long process of sorting out a lot of issues. “The road to legalizing recreational cannabis is going to be a long one. There’s going to certainly be twists and turns the road from now to Oct. 17 and beyond.” After all, we’re moving from a firmly established and extensive black market network.
Half of Canadians say that they don’t think their province, or its laws, are ready for marijuana legalization on Oct. 17, according to a study by the Angus Reid Institute.
Source: Canadians skeptical law enforcement agencies are ready for cannabis | Canadian Lawyer Mag
ROADSIDE MARIJUANA TESTER – Some police forces are declining to use it.
While approved by the Justice Department, Vancouver police and other forces in Canada aren’t ready to use the Drager DrugTest 5000.
Source: VPD and other police forces balk at using roadside marijuana screener
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM – Not what any of us were hoping for. We’re all in agreement on that.
In a rare show of solidarity, federal, and some provincial, Crowns are joining with defence counsel and law groups to challenge the efficacy of major Criminal Code reforms proposed by Ottawa that prosecutors warn will not fix — and could exacerbate — delays in the nation’s overburdened and backlogged criminal trial courts.
PREDICTIVE POLICING – MINORITY REPORT? “The method uses a computer algorithm to predict where a crime will happen and who will commit it” – or so goes the theory.
RANDOMLY DRUG TESTING STUDENTS – A school district in Clark County, Indiana, will soon be randomly drug testing students who want to participate in extracurricular activities like sports, band, and driving to school. I suspect it may not achieve the intended result of discouraging “students from bringing drugs to school” as much as discourage “students who want to participate in extracurricular activities.”
A school district in Clark County, Indiana, will soon be randomly drug testing students who want to participate in extracurricular activities like sports, band, and driving to school.
Source: School District to Begin Randomly Drug Testing Students
THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO SCAN SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEE IF YOU SMOKE WEED – The initiative will look for self-reported usage patterns (how much, what kind, and where) and activities such as buying and selling weed. The government will also be scanning social media for “criminal activities associated with cannabis use”—driving under the influence, for example. The initiative will also capture metadata, such as self-reported location and demographics, but according to the tender the data “must exclude individual unique identifiers.”
The data will allegedly be anonymous, and the government will also look into activity on dark web markets.
Source: The Canadian Government Is Going to Scan Social Media to See If You Smoke Pot