Canada's opposition Liberal Party head Justin Trudeau has called for the legalization of marijuana, putting himself and his party on a collision course with the ruling Conservatives ahead of 2015 elections. Trudeau's stand also differentiates the Liberals from the New Democratic Party (NDP), which has been the progressive party on drug reform, but which only calls for decriminalization.
The Liberals adopted marijuana legalization as a platform plank in January 2012, but Trudeau had previously lagged behind the party, calling only for decriminalization.
Trudeau revived drug policy as an issue when, at a Kelowna, British Columbia, event Sunday, he spotted someone in the crowd holding a sign calling for decriminalization.
"I'll take that as a question," he volunteered. "I'm actually not in favor of decriminalizing cannabis, I’m in favour of legalizing it, tax and regulate," he said to applause. "It’s one of the only ways to keep it out of the hands of our kids, because the current war on drugs, the current model, is not working."
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