Marijuana  Order, please. It is practically impossible to hear the hon. Minister of Justice, who has the floor. A question has been asked and we have to be able to hear the answer. The hon. Minister of Justice.

Marijuana  The hon. member for Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier.

Medicinal Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, just like tobacco, marijuana has serious health effects. Ironically, the government fights tobacco smoking, yet encourages marijuana smoking. There is a new safe alternative for medical marijuana users. It is a cannabis spray called Sativex. With the introduction

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, it does appear that we did manage to convince the government that decriminalization of marijuana should not be 30 grams but something less. Decriminalization of marijuana is but a small part of a national drug strategy. The government has been without a coherent

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, it is 2003, thousands have died from overdoses in the country and they are talking about a national drug strategy now. Marijuana by itself or in a combination with alcohol can produce a deadly potion when driving a vehicle. A recent Ontario survey indicated that 20

Decriminalization Of Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health. Polls tell us that a majority of Canadians and Quebeckers now support decriminalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Is the minister prepared to set up a parliamentary committee to conduct an in-depth review of this issue

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Medical Association has now joined the long list of those who are asking the government to decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana. In its journal, the association contends that arresting people for possession of marijuana has more serious

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, on the subject of the clinical trials on marijuana for medicinal purposes, our information indicates that Department of Health officials are currently in discussion with the American company Monsanto to involve it in the supply of marijuana. This company is known

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, home grow marijuana operations are a plague in communities across Canada. Just this year Waterloo regional police have raided 64 home grow operations and suspect another 200 homes are actively growing marijuana. Across the country residential family homes are being

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, bad news about marijuana, violence and gang warfare is far too common. This week a gang-style double murder in Toronto was linked by police to the growing problem of marijuana and gang warfare in that city. This week a new poll shows that marijuana use is higher