Canadian parliament approves recreational marihuana

Wednesday, June 20th 2018 - 06:50 UTC

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Recreational marijuana may soon be legal in Canada, after both the House of Commons and the Senate approved the Cannabis Act. Legal sales are likely to begin before the end of the boreal summer after the Senate voted 52-29 on Tuesday night to approve the bill, CBC reported. Read full article

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DemonTree
Meanwhile the regressive British government is only just considering allowing it for medical use after the bad publicity of them confiscating essential treatment from a child with epilepsy. Why are we so far behind?
Jun 20th, 2018 - 08:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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chronic
And this is how canuckistan chooses to distinguish its self.
Jun 20th, 2018 - 10:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
The US isn't far behind; lots of states allow medical use and some have decriminalised possession all together. Legalising is better as long as they are successful in disrupting the illegal market, we know prohibition doesn't work.
Jun 21st, 2018 - 10:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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chronic
DT, why are you so ashamed of your country of birth?
Jun 21st, 2018 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Terence Hill
chronic i.e incurable
“How it chooses to distinguish its self”. Unlike many undistinguished, and who will remain so. Long over due after the Le Dain Commission report in 1972 commissioned by Pierre Trudeau.
Jun 28th, 2018 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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