Drug Legislation: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau: The federal government would first have to soften current drug legislation, which it has shown no interest in doing. The issue of marijuana has put the Conservative government at odds with opposition leaders, including Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in July said he supported the outright legalization of the drug. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. opinion Wente: What has Trudeau been smoking and Canadas police chiefs say they want to end the practice of criminally charging every person found with small amounts of marijuana, voting to give officers the option of issuing tickets akin to the ones people receive for driving infractions or jaywalking. B.C. pot decriminalization effort proceeds to petition stage (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.