Canada will become the first Group of 7 nation to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide on Oct. 17, 2018. This moment is not only historic in its size and scope, but the move marks the end of a dark time — when Canadians could spend good portions of their lives in a prison cell for growing or smoking cannabis. www.marijuana.com/news/2018/10/canadian-legalization-how-far-weve-come-how-far-we-still-have-to-go/