Image by Johnath via FlickrA Canadian Senate committee recommended Wednesday that marijuana be legalized.
OTTAWA, Canada (CNN)
“Cannabis should be, from here on, in legal and of restricted use, so that Canadians can choose whether to consume or not in security,” said Sen. Pierre Claude Nolin, a Progressive Conservative Party member from Quebec province. He spoke at a news conference announcing the final report of the Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, which he chaired.
The government should give amnesty to anyone convicted of marijuana possession under current or past legislation and erase their records, Nolin said.
“Domestic and international experts and Canadians from every walk of life told us loud and clear that we should not be imposing criminal records on users or unduly prohibiting personal use of cannabis,” Nolin said.
The committee’s report will be considered by lawmakers.
Evidence indicates that cannabis is less harmful than alcohol, and undermines the idea that smoking pot leads to harder drugs, the committee said.
The report recommends the legal age for possession and consumption as 16, said Dave Newman, committee spokesman. It would be regulated similar to the way alcohol is.
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