
Inside the push to decriminalize drugs in Canada
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Drug Laws in Canada Are Set at a Federal Level
Drug laws in canada are set at a federal level. So this is a federal issue, really, and the provinces are being left to pick up the health consequences. The the rules around which drugs are legal and which are illegal are not based on any science or evidence. They were based on social control and who was using wat drugs at the time. Many people might think that drugs like heroine and crystal meth and cocaine are illegal because they are dangerous, but they 're actually more dangerous because they are illegal.
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