Thread: Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS

You're right. I read over the article again and it did mention that they were doing this without a warrant. I agree that it is a violation of privacy. I don't see how this could possibly be legal. Usually a warrant would be granted if somebody could provide enough valid evidence for it to be necessary.

The issue of legalization is a different topic. I used to do more than just smoke weed and I decided to go to rehab. I do admit that most of my peers in rehab were recovering from cocaine, meth, or alcoholism however there was one person there who chose to spend 30 days in rehab to quit marijuana. He said he had succeeded once on his own and had been straight for almost a year but had been unable to get straight again for many years. It is the least expensive of drugs on the street but we did share the commonality that we could no longer afford these kinds of habits. I think the government of Canada puts too much money into rehabilitation facilities and programs to believe that it is wise to legalize marijuana.

On the other hand I knew a man who suffered from regular seizures and was able to get a 'green' card which allows him to purchase marijuana legally from a depository. It was by far the least expensive and most helpful medication to treat his issue. I also ran into an old friend at a party who told me that he dropped out of school and was unable to work when he developed colitis. He started smoking one joint every night and it allowed him to eat and digest his dinner properly and it severely minimized his pains. Going back to addictions, I have heard that meth of coke addicts have used harm reduction techniques in which they essentially switch from their hard drug to marijuana. I am a big believer in harm reduction and because I believe this I think that there would be some benefits to legalization.

Unfortunately until anything changes those who grow, sell, and even merely use marijuana are in danger of prosecution and are best to take precautions to not get caught. If you grow or make drugs you need to be aware of the consequences and until anything is changed you need to be ready to deal with them.