Senate Report on Cannabis 10-year Anniversary

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A response from Senator Nolin, the Chair of the 2002 Senate Special Committee on Cannabis!
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2002 Senate Report on Cannabis

September 4, 2012 is the 10-year anniversary of the report by the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, entitled: “Cannabis: Our Position for a Canadian Public Policy”

NORML Canada is commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the landmark 2002 Senate Report on Cannabis with a campaign to inform Canadians, and especially our politicians, about the serious consequences for Canadian society if we continue to ignore the important findings and conclusions within the Senate Committee’s comprehensive report.

Read the Committee’s September 4, 2002 news release.

The committee concluded that leaving the supply of cannabis to the black market is resulting in much more harm to society than good.

“The continued prohibition of cannabis jeopardizes the health and well-being of Canadians much more than does the substance itself.”
– Report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs

Cannabis prohibition is causing considerable damage to Canadian society and it is unconscionable for our politicians to continue to ignore the findings of the Committee’s authoritative report, to the detriment of Canadian society.
It’s vitally important for Canadians to understand that the real threat to our country is not from cannabis, but from the harms resulting from a failed, counter-productive cannabis policy.

We at NORML Canada feel a responsibility to our fellow Canadians, and to future generations, to do what we can to generate informed discussion about our harmful cannabis policies, because we know that rational, effective policy will only come from informed national debate.
We agree wholeheartedly with the Committee’s conclusion:

“It is time to recognize what is patently obvious: our policies have been ineffective, because they are poor policies.”
– Report of the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs.

For Canada’s sake, we urge all concerned Canadians to join us in this effort to bring about an honest, national conversation about cannabis policy.
Find out how YOU can help keep the conversation going.
Thank you,
— NORML Canada
The online version of the Senate Report on Cannabis: SenateReport.ca









Senate Report on Cannabis 10-year Anniversary

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