Ottawa urged to withdraw from UN drug treaties ahead of pot legalization

The federal government will announce how it plans to address the treaties. Canada is compliant with its international obligations right now
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Friday, June 2, 2017

Opposition parties and international legal experts are calling on Ottawa to say what it plans to do about three UN drug treaties that pose a conundrum for the Liberal government and its plans to legalize cannabis by the summer of 2018. Conservative foreign affairs critic Peter Kent says Canada’s international reputation is at stake, adding the government should pull out of the agreements rather than violate the letter of the treaties. A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland would not say when the federal government will announce how it plans to address the treaties and said Canada is compliant with its international obligations right now.