Canada

Canadians are ready for marijuana law reform, a new poll finds. The only real question seems to be: legalization or decriminalization? Someone needs to tell the Conservative Party.

Canadian top cops are calling for the option of just ticketing marijuana possession offenders, but they don't want to say the word "decriminalization." A rose by any other name...

The leader of Canada's Liberal Party, Justin Trudeau, has reenergized the drug policy debate north of the border by calling for marijuana legalization.

A new poll provides more evidence that support for marijuana legalization is becoming the new norm in both Canada and the United States.

Two out of three Canadians want marijuana law reform, according to a new poll. That's in line with other recent polling, but out of whack with the policies of the Conservative government.

Three out of four BC residents in a new poll want to legalize marijuana, and there's more support for full-blown legalization than for the half-measure of decriminalization.

Canada has responded to the emergence of a new synthetic stimulant drug the old-fashioned way: by banning it.

The association representing British Columbia municipal governments has endorsed a resolution calling for marijuana decriminalization. That puts it in line with more than two-thirds of the province's residents, but not with the federal government in Ottawa.

Dana Larsen has a plan to decriminalize marijuana possession in British Columbia. It will take up to two years.

A solid majority of Canadians want to decriminalize marijuana possession, even as the national government heads in the opposite direction.