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B.C. will need more jail space for pot growers

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B.C. will need more jail space for pot growers


Law & Order | 206642 hits | Nov 22 9:59 am | Posted by: Hyack
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B.C. will have to find space in its already crowded jails for about 700 more marijuana growers each year if new mandatory sentences announced by the Conservative government this week are enacted, an analysis of sentencing figures suggests.

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  1. by avatar RUEZ
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:05 pm
    Or we could just keep throwing them in jail.

  2. by sasquatch2
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:09 pm
    The new penalties are in sharp contrast to the current situation in B.C. where, according to recent figures, only about 10 per cent to 15 per cent of convicted growers serve any time in jail at all.

    Instead, most receive house arrest or a fine.


    Perhaps the prospect of doing time will lower the incidence of growers.....those who claim deterence is useless still put money in parking meters.

  3. by avatar tritium
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:11 pm
    "sasquatch2" said
    ...those who claim deterence is useless still put money in parking meters.


    Or put a slug in it, call the city, say it's broken and park for free. :lol:

    This is Calgary, I've seen it happen.

  4. by avatar QBC
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:14 pm
    We don't need more jail space, we need more growop space. It's a great cash crop and 99% of it goes to the states anyway, how do you think we're going to take them over if they're not baked??????

  5. by avatar tritium
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:16 pm
    "QBC" said
    We don't need more jail space, we need more growop space. It's a great cash crop and 99% of it goes to the states anyway, how do you think we're going to take them over if they're not baked??????


    ... and tax it. :D This is Canada, right. Tax the shit out of it.

  6. by ridenrain
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:17 pm
    Bowen Island is now a prison camp.
    Hope that dosen't affect you're property values too bad, Opra.

  7. by avatar QBC
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:21 pm
    "tritium" said
    We don't need more jail space, we need more growop space. It's a great cash crop and 99% of it goes to the states anyway, how do you think we're going to take them over if they're not baked??????


    ... and tax it. :D This is Canada, right. Tax the shit out of it.

    Makes sence right??? Might as well get the tax dollars out of it. It's not like we're actually going to stop it, so make money off it. Like I said, it mostly goes to the states, so this would offset some of the money they rip us off on with the softwood lumber bullshit..... :twisted: .

  8. by ridenrain
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:35 pm
    If 99% of it is sent down south, illegally, how big of a difference will less than 1% in taxes make?

    The police should streamline the confescation of property under the proffits of crime legislation. Taking the houses & toys will hit these people in the pocket book and put more money into the system for police & jails.

  9. by avatar Wada
    Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:33 pm
    "ridenrain" said
    If 99% of it is sent down south, illegally, how big of a difference will less than 1% in taxes make?

    The police should streamline the confescation of property under the proffits of crime legislation. Taking the houses & toys will hit these people in the pocket book and put more money into the system for police & jails.


    Any idea how easy it would be to set someone up for this scenario?. :roll:

  10. by sasquatch2
    Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:03 am
    ridenrain wrote:
    The police should streamline the of property under the profits of crime legislation. Taking the houses & toys will hit these people in the pocket book and put more money into the system for police & jails.


    Watch out RR the spelling cops will declare all your past and future posts totally irrelevant because you misspelled one word.

  11. by avatar tritium
    Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:43 am
    [youtube width=425 height=355]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ5YSUVJXTQ

  12. by avatar Wada
    Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:57 am
    Kids! :roll: ........................................ R=UP

  13. by hwacker
    Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:07 am
    That tea sipping frump should get to the gym instead of dreaming of smoking pot.

  14. by ridenrain
    Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:12 am
    "QBC" said
    We don't need more jail space, we need more growop space. It's a great cash crop and 99% of it goes to the states anyway, how do you think we're going to take them over if they're not baked??????


    Inbetween you're digging for that next bag of waggon wheels, putting out the couch fire or just laughing at the TV, maybe you can explain that again.

    So how would this work?

    Like this:
    2 million dollar homes siezed and sold.




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