Canadian here. Vancouver and Victoria, Canada are suffering dearly from this policy. It is very shortsighted. Drug related deaths are up, crime is up, and worst of all it takes the ability of parents to say there are consequences to using such drugs away from them. I fear the day my son comes to me and says, 'whatever dad, its not illegal.'

If you are interested in this topic, watch this documentary -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT8OU8Yhs_s&t=731s. Aaaron Gunn, the person who made that film, is now a member of parliament in Canada.