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Russia calls Canada's decision to legalize cannabis hypocritical and unacceptable Piper Courtenay Straight Wednesday 24 Oct 2018 In a written statement shared on Twitter, Russia says Ottawa’s efforts to legalize pot will lead to an increase in international drug trafficking and contradicts existing treaties. On October 17, Canada became the first G7 country to federally legalize adult-use cannabis, fulfilling a 2015 campaign promise made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. One of the major goals of the new legislation is to eradicate the illicit weed market, which Russia seems to believe will have the opposite effect. The statement, which called the federal government’s decision “unacceptable” and “hypocritical”, was posted in French on Monday (October 22) via the Russian embassy’s social media. According to Russian officials, Canada’s "drug liberation" efforts go against several major international treaties, including the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The translated testimonial reads: “By consciously torpedoing the international drug control regime, the Canadian government is creating the largest drug market in the world that, despite all the claims and measures being considered to prevent the export of cannabis outside national borders, will certainly raise considerable traffic to other states, including those which are strictly adhered to in the spirit and letter of the conventions mentioned.” https://www.straight.com/cannabis/1155576/russia-calls-canadas-decision-legalize-cannabis-hypocritical-and-unacceptable
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