eiysa

whats are the laws for

-possession of cocaine
-possession of cocaine for selling

all for minors(under 18) and things like first offence/2nd offence or amount(grams)would be great

rockzilla

I'm not sure about minors, but for adults, possession ranges from $1,000 fine to 6 months in prison for the first offence, double it for the second. For trafficing the maximum penalty is life in prison.
As a minor, I guess possession would net you mandatory rehab and counselling, along with community service. Trafficing is much more serious and would definitely result in some jail time, but I couldn't give you any specifics.

splck

Out in BC, posssession won't get you much other than a verbal lashing by the cop.
Trafficing might get you to court with a fine, but I would doubt jail time for a 1st offence.
That said, don't mess with the shit.

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HeyAgain

Yup, unlikely to get a jail sentence for either case. But why would you need to know unless you are dealing at your local street corner.

Since you are under 18, check out, Young Offenders Act, http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/Y-1/ to see what you will be facing.

Cynthetiq

don't do the crime if you can't do the time...

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IC3

Not to go off subject here, But the Young Offenders act is bullshit here in Canada...If a 16 year old or 17 year old or whatever age...If they commit a crime, Why hide there identity?

I think Canadian laws help protect criminals. For example, If a robber enters your house and you kill him or injure him..He can turn around and sue you. How fucking retarded is that?

So pretty much, If you defend your property there is a possibility you will pay a price for it.

Sorry for going off topic...But I really hate the whole idea of protecting young offenders Identitys.

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HeyAgain

What can you do? The laws in Canada is clearly not a deterrent for youths and adults as well. Someone in here stated if you commit a violent crime out in B.C. as a youth and get convicted, your name will be released to the general public. What the Canadian government should do is introduce the death penalty for all the provinces and territories in Canada.

Another point I want to state. If you commit a crime, you are jailed, but you are provided with three meals a day, accomodations, and other benefits like training that is provided by the government. But if you are homeless, the assistance you will get is minimal. Something is clearly wrong with that picture.

splck

I've never seen that happen here yet (BC). Lot's of youth get convicted, but you never know who they are unless they get bumped up to adult court.

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YourNeverThere

Are you crazy? the death penalty! so, you think that instead of jailing convicted criminals with the intent to rehabilitate them, we should just kill them, then give the food to the homeless? thats insane. I dont know where your from but if its in the states you should think about the jail the poor policies, they fill the jails with homeless people just to get them off the street, so if they killed them all in jail and gave the money to the homeless, there would be no one left to give it to. Capital punishment is ignorant, and egotistical. What gives you the right to choose who lives or dies? Just because a jury is 12 people in a room doesnt mean the should be able the choose life or death! Im not saying that no crime deserves the death penalty, just that there is no way to prove beyond a doubt that anythings true, let alone if the criminal is guilty, there is always doubt, in every case. /rant

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HeyAgain

My point was that criminals are treated with more dignity and provided with more services than those who live on the streets.

As for the death penalty, an eye for an eye. If you committed murder against an individual, why should you be able to live forever while the families of the victims continue to suffer.

YourNeverThere

i agree that killing someone probably means that you should also die, but there is no one who can judge that. How can anyone prove that a person did kill someone? what if your wrong? Think of it this way, a dude kills someone, gets sentanced to death, a second person kills him on the chair, what about the second person? did he not kill someone? so should he die? its an endless cycle

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tinfoil

While I don't agree with the death penalty, I do agree that the prison system has become far more .. friendly than it should be. I mean, shit, it's prison. It's not supposed to be a pleasent place. Make them do hard labour. Make them uncomfortable. Make it very difficult and perhaps it would be seen as a valid deterrant again.