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Justice Minister Martin Cauchon considers decriminalization
In 1923 it became illegal for Canadians to possess marijuana. But the laws have always been flouted, by recreational users who just want to get high, and by medicinal users seeking relief from pain and illness. From cannabis cafés to courtrooms, doctors and patients, rabble-rousers and senior statesmen have engaged in a passionate debate over marijuana possession. But the laws have endured.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: July 15, 2002
Guest(s): Pierre Maurice Cauchon, Mike Curt, Mike Niebudek, Randy White
Host: Alison Smith
Reporter: Jennifer Ditchburn
Duration: 2:25
Last updated: February 9, 2012
Page consulted on April 3, 2013
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