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Quick question. Someone asked me today if Ontario had legalized the use of marijuana. I didn't know the answer, though I suspect it is true, because I remember hearing that.Can anyone confirm? Thanks.Note: just looking for a yay or nay here. Don't want this thread to turn into a fiasco on why marijuana should or should not be legalized, how good it is, etc. etc. etc. Let's keep it clean, this is a family show.

Not yet,although the whole country is on the verge of legalizing/decriminalizing possesion of small amounts(under 15 grams).

quote:..the whole country is on the verge of legalizing/decriminalizing possesion of small amounts(under 15 grams).ROADTRIP!

Next Vibe meet moves to ontario!!!!

quote:..the whole country is on the verge of legalizing/decriminalizing possesion of small amounts(under 15 grams).ROADTRIP! let me know when the road trip is !!!!!!

Move it to the front burner!!!!!!!!!!! James

quote:Next Vibe meet moves to ontario!!!! Not only in Ontario, but the whole Canada!

Latest update.Quote »Canada Plans Medical Marijuana ProjectSun Mar 21, 6:49 PM ET TORONTO - Canada plans to make government-certified marijuana available in local pharmacies, a move that would make it only the second country in the world to allow the direct sale of medical marijuana. Officials are organizing a pilot project in the British Columbia province modeled on a year-old program in the Netherlands. Currently, there are 78 medical users in Canada permitted to buy government marijuana, which is grown in Flin Flon, Manitoba. An ounce sells for about $113, and the marijuana is sent by courier to patients or their doctors. But the department is changing the regulations to allow participating pharmacies to stock marijuana for sale to approved patients without a doctor's prescription, similar to regulations governing so-called morning-after pills. Those emergency contraceptives can be obtained directly from a pharmacist without the need for a doctor's signature. A notice of the change is expected to be made public this spring, allowing for drugstore distribution later in the year. "We're just at the preliminary stages right now," said Robin O'Brien, a consulting pharmacist organizing the pilot project. "We're not quite sure how it's going to fit." The Canadian government also has suggested it may decriminalize marijuana, a move criticized by U.S. drug and border agencies, which threaten more intrusive searches of cross-border travelers. Some patients report that marijuana alleviates the pain and nausea associated with AIDS (news - web sites) and other diseases. But marijuana's status as a medicinal drug has not been formally approved, O'Brien said. "There's no pharmaceutical company that's going to come forward to take it through the regulatory process because they can't get a patent on it, so it's kind of a limbo drug," he said. The pilot project is slated for British Columbia because the province's college of pharmacists issued a groundbreaking statement last fall supporting the distribution of medical marijuana in pharmacies. Most health care organizations have opposed easier access.

every year, they try and legalize it here. i get calls all the time, hey, man, would you like want to sponsor a bill that makes hemp legal.. for medicinal purposes of course! and i tell them, um no. even on the state level, it's a federal offense. so no.

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Note: just looking for a yay or nay here. Don't want this thread to turn into a fiasco on why marijuana should or should not be legalized, how good it is, etc. etc. etc.

it was legal for a few months ago in the summer, but yeah now it' illegal cause i just busted somebody tonight for it. But yeah i say they keep it illegal cause it'll cause way to much crap

You a cop? we need cops like you here in woodstock, can practicly sit infront of a cop shop and light one up you know... cops here do nothing.

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »You a cop? we need cops like you here in woodstock, can practicly sit infront of a cop shop and light one up you know... cops here do nothing.Oh come on!That kind of b******t attitude died in the sixties. The police in Canada are smart enough to not waste too much time arresting people for petty crimes like possesion of small amounts of pot. If you cause trouble, they may bust you to cause you more grief and get their point across but they won't go out of their way. They realize that busting large numbers of people for possesion would be a huge drain on resourses and would cost the courts way too much time and money for any possible benefit that they would achieve. The year is 2004, wake up and smell the sweet scent of the HERB man!!! I don't smoke pot but I don't condemn people who do. It is no worse than swilling a few BEER and causes our society a lot less heartbreak than mass alcoholism does.

Well maybe you don't mind but I certainly hate walking around in public with the stench of pot in the air and kids just sitting around all drugged up and no one is doing anything about it. Do you think its right that kids can pass around a joint only a few feet from a kids swingset with a couple of little ones playing on it, all this taking place in a public park? Happens here, its Woodstock reality, canadian style.

A msg to SILVERAWD 26...IN THE U.S.You forgot the part that there are THC receptors in the brain.Would you care to elaborate, or shall I?How about you get drunk with a bunch of your friends, I smoke 2 joints with some of mine, and we'll see who wants to kick the sh$t out of who at the end of the nite.Don't believe the crap YOUR gov't has been pumping into your poor souls all these years.GET THE VIBEpeace

That's a pretty interesting chart Silver, the map one that is..

Not to turn this into a huge event, but Why bother to smoke this stuff??Never done it, so I am asking. No preaching please.(Unless it comes from the Rev. Poopypants)

Quote, originally posted by trocar »Not to turn this into a huge event, but Why bother to smoke this stuff??Never done it, so I am asking. No preaching please.(Unless it comes from the Rev. Poopypants)I'm in the same boat here I don't understand it never touched it never had the desire to even try it, as a matter of fact you could hold it in front of my face and I wouldn't even know what it is!

Quote, originally posted by ZedTim »I'm in the same boat here I don't understand it never touched it never had the desire to even try it, as a matter of fact you could hold it in front of my face and I wouldn't even know what it is! lol! funny thing is when i was 21, i went over to some friend's house for dinner. they were old stoners from the 80's. saw my first bong there.. was like wow! never actually saw one of those! atleast all the time my bro was high as a kite (and still is) he'd hide it so i couldn't get into it. he's 10 yrs older than me. because of him and how badly he's screwed his life up, i can honestly say that i've never had any desire what so ever to try it.

Quote, originally posted by trocar »Not to turn this into a huge event, but Why bother to smoke this stuff??Never done it, so I am asking. No preaching please.(Unless it comes from the Rev. Poopypants)you every drink alcohol? beer and wine an mixed drinks are a whole lot worse. (sorry drunkenvibe )

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 »you every drink alcohol? beer and wine an mixed drinks are a whole lot worse. (sorry drunkenvibe )As a matter of fact I don't drink at all don't even remember what it was like the be three sheets to the wind.

There's supposedly certain areas where you can actually grow pot (Even in the US) I believe it was in a Newsweek or Time or something, but the only real part of the States you could grow it in (albeit in small amounts) was parts of California and parts of Nevada.

Quote, originally posted by Sunny » I don't smoke pot but I don't condemn people who do. It is no worse than swilling a few BEER and causes our society a lot less heartbreak than mass alcoholism does.I'll second that. It boils down to substance abuse. Whether the substance is alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, coffee, cocaine, etc., many of us like to alter our senses and feel good. All of the above can lead to negative health and social problems. Alcohol is accepted in our society because it is legal, even though the health problems, and related social/economic problems it causes are overlooked again because it is legal.

Well said.

Quote, originally posted by cohocarl »Alcohol is accepted in our society because it is legal, even though the health problems, and related social/economic problems it causes are overlooked again because it is legal. funny thing is that in alaska, there are several bush communities where alcohol is not permitted or is very limited. there are dry (no alcohol what so ever) villages and damp (no alcohol can be sold but you can consume if you have it) villages. there are also wet villages. because of the social economic repercusions of alcohol in these rural towns (domestic violence, sexual assault/rape, murder, etc), they do not allow any alcohol at all or very very limited. for the past 10 years until recently, alaska was the highest state per capita for rape, domestic violence, alcoholism, and incest... all stemming from alcohol consumption in the rural villages. since many of these areas went dry or damp, it's now bumped us to the number 5 spot... don't get me wrong, i enjoy drinking every now and then, just know your limitations.

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 »Just to let other people know, a bush community means big time country or non developed area. It does not mean G. Bush Community.......ROFL why would we think that?

AMEN Silver.

I thought that the Reverend Poopypants was the only person allowed to preach?

LOL well he isn't the only one that can take that internet course and get licensed.

What do you do?? Just being curious that's all....

Quote, originally posted by silverawd26 »I am very anti drug, always have and always will be.......That's cool. I assume you are including alcohol in that statement?

Everyone wants to talk about pot in terms of SMOKING it. There are negative side effects to smoking anything, not the least of which is the world's deadliest and most destructive drug, tobacco. I don't smoke pot, but every now and then I EAT it. Better, longer lasting in my opinion too. That also takes care of a lot of the complaints from the rightious crowd. As for the suggestion that THC affects the genitals, my experience has always been a positive effect.

Perhaps if we are to argue the evils or pleasantness of drugs, we should make a new post? He requested that he was only looking for a yes/no answer, and not preaching (Which includes, IMO, preaching for or against it). Not trying to (removed) anyone off, just saying.. >_>

Made a new post in OT if anyone wants to carry it on there.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=9500