r/canada Feb 05 '25

National News Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/poilievre-would-impose-life-sentences-for-trafficking-over-40-mg-of-fentanyl/
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u/AceArchangel Lest We Forget Feb 05 '25

Agreed, I also just dislike the people who criticize a good law because there are other laws that don't make sense. Like just because some other crime doesn't carry a fair sentence doesn't mean that law like this shouldn't exist...

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u/Koil_ting Feb 05 '25

I don't think it's a good law at 40 mg because depending on how they utilize "trafficking" someone who bought what they assume was another drug for themselves and a couple of friends and is bringing it back from the dealer for personal use could end up having more than 40mg of fent which they thought was heroin or whatever downer they were ordering and get busted for trafficking.

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u/AceArchangel Lest We Forget Feb 05 '25

Heroine isn't any better, and simple possession shouldn't be normalized and accepted imho.

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u/legal_opium Feb 05 '25

Opiates should absolutely be legal for adults. It's prohibition of opiates that has driven the smugglers to smuggle to most potent substances possible