Marijuana may soon be legalized in Canada…Vote Liberal Party next go round… “The Liberal Party of Canada has voted to legalize pot. Seventy-seven per cent of delegates at the Liberals’ biennial convention told their party’s leadership Sunday morning that they want a future Liberal government to legalize marijuana. Their interim leader Bob Rae acknowledged the war on drugs hasn’t worked, but told reporters the party’s caucus would have to study
Since 1996, 16 states and the District of Columbia enacted legislation permitting the medicinal use of marijuana. Such statutes surely represent a step in the right direction, but this type of regulation has faced considerable opposition on behalf of the federal government. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the federal government maintains the position that marijuana holds no medical value. What’s more, Draconian federal penalties for possession and distribution of
Canada has been terrified of liberalizing our drug laws for fear of angering Uncle Sam. Ironically, the United States is now closer to legalizing pot than we are. While the federal Conservatives in the Great White North are poised to bring in mandatory jail time for producing and selling illicit drugs, the sweet smell of drug reform is wafting across America. Wouldn’t that be a weird buzz? Canada as the