John Lennon

John Lennon: Today we are in an unlikely position. American jurisdictions have begun to craft new pot policies. But Canada lumbers on, even strengthening the legislation it inherited from an era of confusion, according to The Star. It certainly did to John Lennon and Searching for the scientific origins of Canadas marijuana prohibition is a quick exercise. There was no science used to justify the laws instituted 90 years ago, just a mess of panic, racism and accident that has metastasized over time. Yet there was one moment midway between then and now when it seemed like everything might change. In 1969, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeaus government struck a royal commission and tasked it with an evidence-based examination of drug use and policy. The Le Dain Commission named after its chairman, future Supreme Court justice Gerald Le Dain signaled to observers that the country was on the cusp of regulatory revolution. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.