As Canada moves forward with its plan to legalize marijuana, government officials have at least one international conundrum to sort out: what to do about the global treaties Canada has signed that prohibit making pot legal? On the one hand, Canada could take a "principled stand" in favour of the international legalization of pot. The other, quieter approach, would be to withdraw from the treaties and attempt to re-enter with a special exemption for legalized marijuana. The quieter approach is probably the easier approach," he said in an interview with CBC News. Treatment of drug addictsHowever, Hoffman would like to see Canada push for change in the way drug addicts are treated by international treaties, which require possession and use of narcotics to be criminal offences.

Source: CBC News October 03, 2016 08:59 UTC