Cannabis Freedom Index
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Canada's Le Dain Commission recommends ending the possession offence

After three years of hearings, the royal commission concluded that possession of cannabis should no longer be a crime. The government introduced a bill to ease penalties, but it died in Parliament and the law stayed as it was for another 46 years.

Source: Wikipedia — Cannabis in Canada

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