We cats are enjoying Cheshire-cat grins that Montreal, a city we call our second home, was one of a handful of places in Canada in which legal pot was actually on the store shelves yesterday. The other provinces will follow suit, of course, but it's amusing that it's Quebeckers who are most out in front on this.
We had further notice this was coming when, driving back across the border from Montreal on Sunday, we saw new signs up, warning Americans not to try to bring anything naughty into New York. (At least, not yet: Medical marijuana is legal here, and Governor Cuomo has ordered a study on legalizing it for recreational use. No doubt he'll keep an eye on how things go in Canada.)
So, chalk up one more thing that the True North has us beat on: Pot, universal healthcare, welcoming immigration policies, and a national commitment to diversity, inclusion and human rights. Oh, and they were way ahead of us on Saudi barbarity — a fact that continues to embarrass us more by the hour. We cats HISS.
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