Canadians who have permission from the federal government to smoke marijuana for medicinal purposes are now facing impending restrictions about where they can light up.
After losing a court battle, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet has increasing the number of medical marijuana users a licensed grower may supply - from one to just two.
Canada's illicit-drug problem hit a 30-year high in 2007, with marijuana leading the way but losing ground to cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth and date-rape drugs.
Canada has been terrified of liberalizing our drug laws for fear of angering Uncle Sam. Ironically, the United States is now closer to legalizing pot than we are.