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By Kendall Walters - Kamloops This Week

 

Marijuana producers growing as few as six plants for sale could face minimum jail sentences if a new bill becomes law in Ottawa.

 

The Penalties for Organized Drug Crime Act, or Bill S-10, was introduced in the Senate on May 5 by Conservative Sen. John Wallace.

 

If enacted, it will change laws surrounding drug charges, particularly those involving cannabis.

 

The bill has been considered twice before, dying first due to the general-election call in 2006 and again in December 2009 when Parliament was prorogued.

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