[originaltext] Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld laws that criminalize the po

Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld laws that criminalize the possession of marihuana.
   Three men arrested for marihuana use argue that Canada’s laws against possession violated their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But the Supreme Court ruled that smoking marihuana is not a fundamental right. The justices said that any change in the law must be made by parliament. The decision is the latest development in the ongoing discussion over the decriminalization of marihuana in Canada. A bill was introduced in November that would decriminalize the possession of less than 15 grams of pot.  Users would receive a fine rather than a criminal record. That proposal died when parliament adjourned.