PUBLIC CONSENSUS IS A RED HERRING

This notion of the necessity of public consensus on legalizing marijuana is
a red herring.

Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that cannabis is relatively harmless
compared to the so-called hard drugs and including tobacco and alcohol.

Aside from the fact that government (read: power) enacts policy without
public consensus all the time, cannabis prohibition is tantamount to
longstanding systemic discrimination.

Considering government has had a substantial hand in pigeonholing cannabis,
it stands to reason that government is responsible for any ostracization
(read: harm) brought about because of that discriminatory policy; as such
cannabis prohibition continues to diminish Canada regardless.

Wayne Phillips

(There are arguments for and against.)