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Cannabis remains the most common drug of abuse in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Canada produces about 800 tons of illicit cannibis each year, about 60 per cent of which enters the U.S., according to the International Narcotics Control Board.
Canadian police forces reported about 66,500 drug offences in 1997, according to Statistics Canada. Possession of cannabis alone accounted for almost half of those offences.
Over 90 per cent of Canadians support decriminalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes, according to a National Post poll conducted in May 2000.
So far, nine states in the U.S. have approved medical marijuana initiatives.
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