title: Supreme Court upholds criminal prohibitions on possession of marijuana for recreational use.
abstract: In two recent decisions, R v Malmo-Levine and R v Caine (decided together) and R v Clay, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the criminal prohibition on marijuana possession, in the absence of a regulatory exemption for medical purposes, is constitutional.
authors.forename: Gord
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cruess
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002188:Cannabis; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans