Canada's major political parties do not offer progressive visions on legalizing marijuana

by Russell Barth

Heading into a General Election, Canadian voters are presented with many voting options, but four main parties dominate; Conservative, Liberal, NDP, and now the Greens.

The Conservatives have made it clear; "marijuana is dangerous", it should remain substantively illegal, it has no medical value, and the Medical Marijuana program should be shut down, period. They think pot users should go to jail, and promise to make a great effort to arrest as many as possible.

The Grits, refusing to take sides, want to continue "The War On Plants", but also considered “decriminalizing” pot for personal use. They refuse to do anything substantial one way or the other, however.

The NDP would like to see pot legalized, but refuse to do anything about it because it is a hot potato issue, and they aren’t brave enough to be anything but faux-left politicians.

The Greens want pot legalized and regulated, but have almost no chance of getting power, unless they do what they are doing now, which is climbing into bed with the gangster-subsidizing Grits!

Basically, the 1500 Federal Medical Marijuana License Holders and the estimated 1.5 million Canadians who use marijuana as medicine, don’t even have a horse in this race, as far as major political parties.

So much for democracy.

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About the author:

Russell Barth is a Federal Medical Marijuana License Holder in Ottawa.