Canadian Parliament committee calls for legalizing marijuana - Wed Sep 4,10:02 PM ET By TOM COHEN, Associated Press Writer

TORONTO - A Canadian Parliament committee has called for legalizing marijuana use by adults, increasing pressure on the government to shift drug laws far from the zero-tolerance policy of the neighboring United States.

The report by the Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs released Wednesday recommended that criminal records for possession of marijuana should be erased, with the nation adopting a system that regulates marijuana in the same way that alcohol is regulated. It also called for immediate action on permitting eligible medical patients to legally obtain marijuana.

"There is no good reason to subject the consumers of cannabis to the application of criminal law," Sen. Pierre Nolin of the Progressive Conservative party said. "In a free society as ours, it's up to the individual to decide whether to consume cannabis or not."

They actually have a "Progressive Conservative" party in Canada? If my kids every want to take a roadtrip... NOOOOOO!!!!