Most Canadians are not aware that our drug laws originated in the early 20th century to discourage Chinese immigration. “A “drug” was that which could not be legally possessed; if it could be, then it was not a drug at all, but a medicine, a drink, or a smoke. The battle to eliminate a drug traffic that becomes more profitable the more aggressive our legal response, is devastatingly counter-productive. Every drugs seizure, every boatload or shoot-out, is clearly of only the most trivial significance. But it is presented, by police, lawyers, government, and the media, as an elaborate morality play staged for the cameras.” The latest Canadian act in this play is a mandatory minimum sentence of 6 months in jail for anyone (read university student) who grows 6 marijuana plants.