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I wonder how police forces will react.. imagine spending a lot of time checking people and probably dealing with tensions and now no more controls, all is fine (sic)


Possession has been sort of de-facto decriminalized in Canada for many years - police just don't enforce the law.


This is only true in major metro areas -- that is, Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto. Most smaller cites/towns or rural regions are far less tolerant.

(In fact, differential enforcement by regional police departments was one of the more compelling arguments in favour of decriminalization.)




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