Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by jki275 on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:18AM
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DUI is also considered a felony in Canada.
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Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by HappySweeney on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:54AM
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Canada does not have felonies or misdemeanors. You are either in violation of the criminal code, or you aren't.
Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by Harvey-Specter on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @10:23AM
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We have summary and indictable offences. A summary offence is more or less a misdemeanor, an indictable offence is basically a felony.
Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by astrodust on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @01:47PM
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Yes, but the terminology and implications are different.
You can have a criminal conviction and still vote, for example.
Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by maxerickson on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @01:52PM
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Many US states restore the vote.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/felon-v...
Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by astrodust on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @01:55PM
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"Many" but not nearly all. In Canada prisoners can and do vote.
Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by derefr on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @02:54PM
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I'm curious—would there be a way to comparatively analyze Canadian and American election results, to figure out whether prisoners' disenfranchisement has an impact on policy?
Re:Cannabis is legal in Canada: What you need to know
by maxerickson on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @03:24PM
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State to state comparisons would probably work better.