The attorneys-general – three who served as NDP MLAs, and Mr. Plant, who served in a Liberal cabinet – are weighing in as part of Stop the Violence, a coalition pushing for cannabis to be regulated under a public-health framework. Its backers include four former Vancouver mayors, current Mayor Gregor Robertson and doctors involved with harm reduction programs such as Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection site.

As the coalition ramps up its calls for legalization, the federal government is backing Bill C-10, tough-on-crime legislation that includes harsher sentences for drug offences.

The City Council will soon be sending a letter to the justice minister, Morten Bødskov (Socialdemokraterne). It might be formulated a little more formally than the question above, but that question is, in essence, what we will be asking. A majority on the council support a Socialistisk Folkeparti initiative to request that the justice minister do what he can to help make it legal to launch a pilot project regulating the sale of cannabis in Copenhagen.

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Saturday he will propose legalizing drugs in Central America in an upcoming meeting with the region’s leaders.

Perez Molina said in a radio interview that his proposal would include decriminalizing the transportation of drugs through the area.

"I want to bring this discussion to the table," he said. "It wouldn’t be a crime to transport, to move drugs. It would all have to be regulated."

The crooner took the stage at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy bash to make a political statement before performing "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" in Houston’s honor.

When Tony Bennett took the stage at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala on Saturday, he offered more than just happy memories of the late Whitney Houston.

Bennett used the opportunity to ask that the U.S. government re-evaluate its stance on drugs, using Amsterdam as an example of a successful policy.