Opinion: Canada slow to acknowledge punitive drug policy doesn't work

Canada has been inching toward the legal regulation of cannabis for many years now. But the fears that have paralyzed our country for more than a century whenever talk turns to legalizing and regulating illegal drugs are still very much in evidence, despite decades of proof that none of the punitive policies we cling to help reduce drug-related harm.
Increasingly, drug prohibition is understood as an issue of social justice and human rights by those who have fought for a better way. The history