The Canadian government wants to legalize marijuana by Canada Day 2018

REUTERS/Chris Wattie The Canadian government is scrambling to craft legislation to legalise recreational marijuana by 1 July 2018 - a move that would fulfill a campaign promise by the prime minister, Justin Trudeau. The Liberal government will reveal the legislation in the second week of April, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, putting Canada on course to become the first G7 country to fully legalise marijuana use. Since becoming the Liberal leader in 2013, Trudeau has spoken o...