Justin Trudeau Says There Are No Downsides To Cannabis Legalization, Slams International Treaties’ Excuse To Reject Reform
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were no downsides to cannabis legalization in a recent interview with France TV.
“The only downside we were extremely worried about was that it would place us in non-compliance with certain international treaties on drug control,” Trudeau said. “We thought they could punish Canada because we’re not aligned with the treaties. But nobody talked to us about this, they were interested and looking at what we were doing.”
He was referring to the U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and …