Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Reasons  Agreed.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Reasons  Mr. Speaker, the bill relates to something that is at the forefront of a number of people's minds. It deals with the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Tragically there are a number of people in our country who are suffering from debilitating diseases

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, officials are currently working on preparing proposals for clinical trials. We will get started in a few weeks. I am awaiting the report and the results of their work.

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, I will be very clear. No decision has yet been made on the source of the marijuana for medical purposes, and, as I said clearly, I am awaiting the results of the work by officials.

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, several weeks after the minister's announcement regarding the master plan, we in the House are entitled to answers, if there is to be transparency. My question is clear. Yes or no, have officials contacted Monsanto representatives and will the firm be included in th

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

Medical Use Of Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, I have no intention of appealing this decision. As I have already said in the House, we intend to start clinical trials later this year. The government intends to pursue research on the medical use of marijuana for people who are gravely ill.

Medical Use Of Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, the Ontario court has awarded a constitutional exemption to an individual with AIDS to enable him to use and grow marijuana for medical purposes, because the federal government is so slow in providing marijuana to the terminally ill. In the light of this new

Youth Criminal Justice Act   children. I said: “There must be about 35 of them. This has to stop”. He said “Elsie”, and I said “I have been watching”. It was marijuana. I hear on the Hill about the possibility of decriminalizing smaller amounts of marijuana. I did a lot of research on it out of California and New

An Act To Amend The Contraventions Act And The Controlled Drugs And Substances Act (Marijuana)  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-503, an act to amend the Contraventions Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (marijuana). Mr. Speaker, this bill seeks to decriminalize, not legalize, the simple possession of marijuana. The reason is quite simple. In our justice

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, this morning, the Minister of Justice said she was open to the idea of decriminalizing the simple possession of drugs. However we know that those who use marijuana for therapeutic purposes are in a particularly difficult situation. Would the minister agree to move

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, I believe the hon. member is referring to a resolution passed by the Canadian chiefs of police yesterday in relation to the possession of a number of narcotic drugs. As I indicated this morning to the press, I am certainly going to review the resolution passed by the

Youth Criminal Justice Act   system. I am talking about training courses or rehabilitation courses, whether it is Alcoholics Anonymous or courses dealing with people who have come in contact with cocaine, marijuana, heroine or any of those evil drugs that are out there and so easily available. A person dealing

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  I am sorry, but the hon. member's time has expired.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, I would like to address the question of the member for Yorkton—Melville. It was an isolated case of issuing a firearms licence with the wrong photograph. Here are the facts. An individual in British Columbia applied in November 1998 under the previous legislation f