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Canada: Marijuana prohibition can do more harm than good, doctors tell federal parties

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 08:45

If Canada's new government chooses to legalize marijuana beyond medical use then it should get into the business of controlling its supply and sale to prevent the rise of a "Big Cannabis," addiction specialists say.

Cannabis policy could be an issue ahead of October's federal election. The governing Conservative party favours the status quo, the competing Liberals have promised legalization and the New Democrats support decriminalization. The Green Party has said it would legalize and tax marijuana.

In a commentary published in Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, addiction doctors describe the negative aspects of prohibiting cannabis use, such as fuelling the illegal drug trade and the high costs and harms associated with policing and prosecuting people.

Often the harms from prohibition versus harms from potential increased use of cannabis are falsely pitted against each other, doctors say.

 "We're hoping to provide some direction to policy-makers in Canada to encourage them...

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