Judge strikes down ban on home-grown pot
A judge has just struck down Quebec’s ban on growing cannabis at home.
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Faiz Imam 13:47 on 2019-09-04 Permalink
I’ve been expecting this since day 1, quebec’s restriction are clearly outside the bounds of provincial law as laid out by Bill 45. It was only a matter of time, even if this ends up getting appealed.
I really don’t smoke much, but i was thinking of growing some, if only as a matter of principle.
Also, if you have any sort of gardening skill, then weed at home is dramatically cheaper than buying it in store.
People already do it of course, but it will be nice to be more open about it. Garden stores in the rest of Canada already have started catering to the new market, which is funny.
Michael Black 14:22 on 2019-09-04 Permalink
I knew someone who grew his own, and he once said something about getting more out of the growing process than using the results.
But if I remember properly, he was the one who pulled up to a Russian whaling ship in a Zodiac, and one of the sailors asked “have you got any pot?” .
Mountain Girl once had the standard book on growing marijuana, but I don’t think it’s in print anymore. Though a search shows a strain named after her.
Michael
Mark Côté 14:28 on 2019-09-04 Permalink
Also looks like the island’s fourth SQDC outlet is now open: https://www.sqdc.ca/en-CA/Stores/s-montreal-metro-snowdon/77024
walkerp 18:31 on 2019-09-04 Permalink
Wow justice and common sense actually prevail for once! This grow at home provision has been the only positive and sensible element in the legalization fiasco, so it was pretty dismaying that the idiots in charge in Quebec tried to shut that down. This is very good news.
Now imagine if anybody could grow and sell weed how good that would be for the economy and the quality that would come from that? But no, we must ensure that big corporations and the state maintain their corrupt stranglehold.
Faiz Imam 19:03 on 2019-09-04 Permalink
No private sales yet, but there is no law against giving it away.
If one is skilled you can grow a serious amount yourself. even with 4 plants. Not hard to barter some in exchange for favours.
Id be interested if the extreme regulation of production is something that can change in the decades ahead. A lot of the restrictions were to appease police and a skeptical older generation, I can’t imagine it lasting.
Chris 19:36 on 2019-09-04 Permalink
Even with only one plant, you could do well: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanForScale/comments/cwa0ju/only_allowed_four_plantsheres_one/
Kate 07:46 on 2019-09-05 Permalink
Chris, that’s an absolute unit of a plant.
Michael Black 20:41 on 2019-10-03 Permalink
By my count, it’s been thirty days, the time limit on filing an appeal (according to the articles a month ago). So either the update is late, I did a search yesterday, or there will be no appeal and it’s time to start growing.
Michael