The Canadian government’s decision not to appeal the June 2003 Ontario court case legalizing SSM and its subsequent decision to draft legislation legalizing SSM throughout the rest Canada helped lay the foundation for the legalization of SSM in Massachusetts.
Events in Canada could again pave the way for change, however incremental, in the US. This time with regard to marijuana laws.
The impetus for change is coming from the courts. In July Ontario’s marijuana possession laws were struck down by Judge Borenstein. http://www.cbc.ca/... The Borenstein decision will likely not be the only one of its kind. In 2003 the possession laws for 4 Provinces were struck down and there potential for it to be 2003 all over again. http://www.canlii.org/...
With the governing Conservatives promising to crack down on the marijuana trade, things could come to head politically.
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