Enough Talk, Time for Pot Law
The Liberal government is making a hash of marijuana legalization by embarking on a needless consultation exercise led by a task force of well-meaning volunteers.
Four U.S. states made cannabis legal in 2012 and others are vocally following suit.
Canada, which has had a legal medical scheme for more than 15 years, has had calls for legalization for half a century.
The 1969 Le Dain Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, set up by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's dad, recommended after three years' study that the country decriminalize cannabis.
There have been all kinds of smart people and a broad range of groups - mayors, chiefs of police, former attorneys general, medical officers of health - who have since echoed the message.
Cannabis and a variety of other drugs have been freely available on North American streets for at least a generation. More consultation is needed?
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