Canada faces choice on international drug treaties over legalized pot
As Canada moves forward with its plan to legalize marijuana, government officials have at least one international conundrum to sort out: what to do about the global treaties Canada has signed that prohibit making pot legal?
A senior government official said there are essentially two options available.
On the one hand, Canada could take a "principled stand" in favour of the international legalization of pot.
The other, quieter approach, would be to withdraw from the treaties and attempt to re-enter with a special exemption for legalized marijuana.
It's the second option, causing the "least international turbulence," that the federal government favours, said the source.
But at least one Canadian researcher believes that would be a missed opportunity for Canada.
Steven Hoffman, a professor at the University of Ottawa, is co-author of a paper that identified two treaties Canada's new pot policy is expected to violate:
- 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
- 1988 Convention ...
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