The head of the Conservative Party of Canada says using marijuana should be a “personal choice”—even though he voted against the bill that legalized cannabis nationwide in his country that entitled adults to freedom from the threat of criminalization for consuming it.
In an interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that was released on Thursday, Canadian Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre presented a philosophical idea about cannabis policy that the host said he appreciated as the two discussed their neighboring nations’ conflicting marijuana laws.
Rogan lamented the fact that while rules are being finalized to reschedule cannabis under U.S. law—with the backing of President Donald Trump—the reform wouldn’t federally legalize the plant as the Canadian government achieved under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party in 2018.
“If alcohol is legal, marijuana is far safer—it should be legal. It’s ridiculous,” Rogan said. “It’s also a personal freedom thing. Leave people alone. No one’s robbing banks smoking weed and killing their neighbors. It’s crazy.”
Poilievre interjected that it’s “a personal choice thing.”
When it comes to cannabis, the role of government should be essentially the same as alcohol, Rogan said. That is, “Leave them alone.”
And the Canadian
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