This lecture is essential for anyone who wants to know the answer to the question, Why was cannabis illegal in Canada for 95 years?
This 30-minute video is Part 1 of 2 of Canadian Cannabis Legal History and qualifies as continuing professional development (CPD) for the Law Society of Ontario requirements.
Russell Bennett is a cannabis lawyer in Toronto at the law firm Cannabis Law, who wrote the book Canada's Cannabis Act: Annotation and Commentary, which is now in its 3rd edition. Chapter 1 features a detailed Canadian legal history on the prohibition of cannabis, which Russell uses as a springboard for this lecture.