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Canada: Liberal MPs urge dropping criminal penalties for all illicit drug use

19 January 2018

By Joan Bryden

Even as Justin Trudeau prepares to deliver on his promise to legalize recreational marijuana, Liberal MPs are pushing the government to eliminate criminal penalties for simple possession and consumption of all illicit drugs.

The prime minister has so far drawn the line at pot legalization, but he's now being pressured to go much further in a resolution developed by the national Liberal caucus for consideration at the federal party's national policy convention in April in Halifax.

It is one of 39 resolutions that the party opened up for online discussion Tuesday.

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