Actually it is true in Calgary, which is where I lived last year. You can only smoke in private residences.
My point is that legalisation isn't a single 'one size fits all approach'. We can have the benefits of the legalisation while also regulating it in a way that removes the downsides most...
But it sounds like you haven't either which is what merited the face palm.
In Canada it is illegal to smoke in public places, which would completed solve your only objection. I gather you'd be fine to legalise it if this same law was enacted in the UK?
In Canada you can grow four plants...
At this point we have all the evidence we need from Canada, USA and Portugal. The fact it's not even decriminalised now is for reasons other than 'public safety'.
Imagining there was a legally binding referendum on the legalisation of cannabis in the UK, how would you vote?
For argument's sake, let's say the hypothetical laws allowed over 18s to possess up to one ounce of cannabis for personal use, and to grow up to 4 plants per household.
This is a...