https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/17/americas/gallery/canada-legal-marijuana/index.html
Within the last week, Canada became the second country (the first being Uruguay) to completely legalize recreational marijuana. Today, October 17th, was the first day marijuana could legally be sold. Adults will now be able to carry and share up to 30 grams of legal marijuana in public, as well as cultivate up to four plants within their homes to produce products for personal use. The legalization stemmed from Justin Trudeau; he wants to keep marijuana away from underage users and limit marijuana-related crime. Many Canadians celebrated this historic day, but this is something that goes beyond being able to smoke marijuana freely. Legalizing marijuana means the criminal justice system will no longer be able to penalize marijuana users, allowing their attention to go towards real issues. Hopefully Canada influences more of the Western world to follow suit since this would greatly reduce the amount of people charged with petty drug crimes.
By: Liz Metcalf
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