Marijuana in Canada : Pot Fiction – the fifth estate

Everyone knows that marijuana is illegal. So why does Canada seem to be awash in pot? You can buy it openly in a surprising number of ways and places. The system the federal government set up to give people access to medical marijuana is broken. Could it be that something’s happening out there and no one told Prime Minister Stephen Harper? Mark Kelley exposes some real Pot Fiction.

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50 Comments

  1. Brett A. Smith on August 7, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    explain to me why you have to be 21 for rec but only 18 for medical? how does that make any sense? just move it all to 18 just like cigarettes

    even alchoal was 18+ at one point



  2. Nice Trade on August 7, 2021 at 9:34 pm

    unfortunately Quebec will never legalize, too much Hells Angels & Mafia corruption :^(



  3. Kim Wilson TV on August 7, 2021 at 9:35 pm


  4. Nice Trade on August 7, 2021 at 9:37 pm

    LOL @ 29:35 .. the plant is infected with Mosaic Virus & but she seem’s happy.. its really bad when there are people producing, when they themselves, know very little about the plant :^(



  5. Mark Domingo on August 7, 2021 at 9:38 pm

    And they left happy 🤫



  6. Andy Hay. on August 7, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    UK has biggest grow op. 5 football stadium size, In Norfolk.



  7. this guy on August 7, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    I Love weed and I’m living in a small town in new Zealand where there are no shops like this we are still buying weed off our mates 😂 $20 for a gram or 2 .



  8. Robert Drake on August 7, 2021 at 9:42 pm

    15:00 I had a bigger bag than that back in the 70s, and it didn’t cost no $20k, more like $1k. Of course it was total crap but it worked just fine.



  9. 100th Level Chronic on August 7, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    a "naturopath" IS NOT an actual doctor, in any way shape or form. thanks!



  10. Charlotte Leblanc on August 7, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    I hated Steven Harper! I know Justin Trudeau will legalize it❤



  11. J Q on August 7, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    Lol



  12. Gabriela Card on August 7, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    Whose watching in 2019 when cannabis is federally legal now in Canada 🇨🇦🤣🤣🤣🤣. Saying it will never be legal 😂



  13. Blake Newton on August 7, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    California just legalized recreational use of marijuana, so did Nevada. The ongoing criminalization in Canada has not worked. It has clogged our court system and is a nuisance that has no real benefit. Just legalize it.



  14. Strandz on August 7, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    we do canadian strain reviews. holla



  15. Kye Talks on August 7, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    Buddy thought it’d be legalized in 5yrs, only took 3 lol



  16. M Chambers on August 7, 2021 at 9:49 pm

    Can you loop this video. Most viewers will spend the first 40 minutes staring at their hands.



  17. Danny bhoy on August 7, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    a pot smoothie lol that got me



  18. Biker Princess on August 7, 2021 at 9:52 pm

    "Very Powerful" (coff, coff) LOL



  19. DELI KURT on August 7, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    we need this in the UK ….



  20. jojorobino5312 on August 7, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    Cigarette smoker since 14. Times are changing…



  21. Leland Jr Good Striker on August 7, 2021 at 9:55 pm

    If only the government didn’t crackdown on the Canadian pot shops we’d have a pot heads dream come true by the time marijuana legalization comes around.



  22. kev hollywoodgamer on August 7, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    I don’t drink, smoke or do any drugs. I just gamble.



  23. Olagh kharzade on August 7, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    it is always about money



  24. Aalidas on August 7, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    Haaaaaa 2 days



  25. 0_ O on August 7, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Just so happens that I was walking down the street with a camera guy and a mic on me like wtf cbc



  26. Andrew Davis on August 7, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    This country uses so much marijuana because it actually works.
    I have MS and I smoke a little high CBD and low THC strain and the difference is like night and day. Symptoms disappear, lower stress, anxiety, depression etc.
    It never should have been illegal.



  27. Giulia on August 7, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    If Monsatan ( Bayer) or Big Pharma with Food corp. take lead in cannabis business -we won’t see organic marijuana anymore. It’s going to be again- a total crap.



  28. THE ANSWER IS IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD on August 7, 2021 at 10:02 pm

    MARIJUANA IS GOOD FOR THOSE WITH A LIMITED MIND AND ALMOST NO IMAGINATION, AND THEY FEEL SOMETHING BUT IF YOU HAVE A VERY EXCITABLE MIND ANYWAY THEN YOU DONT NEED TO IMPAIR YOUR MIND WITH DOPE



  29. purplesnails22 on August 7, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    This idea that cannabis with THC helps people with depression and anxiety is incredibly misleading. It’s a total misconception and the pro-weed folks need to be really careful about what they’re claiming. Smoking weed isn’t good for you, it might relieve physical symptoms but it’s a bad way to self-medicate for psychological issues. It’s also really really harmful to young people, more psychologically harmful than alcohol yes. I have seen (and studied) the impact of long-term heavy cannabis use during adolescence and the impact is irreversible.



  30. Joshua Padilla on August 7, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    i have a long history of drug abuse of pharmacy artificial drugs like invega risperdol haldol prolixen and other drugs with side effects like involuntary movements that can be cured cured with cannabis …..so i am going to go to colorado to get the strongest strains of bud i can find to get seeds and smoke home grown from a super closet…..



  31. kev hollywoodgamer on August 7, 2021 at 10:06 pm

    Wow look at weed now. It’s legal, crazy. i don’t smoke weed.



  32. Tor Berserk on August 7, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    I’ve been on/off MJ for long time then I quit it with no problem and a couple years later I had life trouble develope insomnia anxiety my Dr. precribe me benzodiazepine for two years now benzodiazepine ruin my life I’m on benzodiazepine withdraw symptoms so sick suicide thought all the time I don’t know what to do now never be like these when on MJ.I mis my life on MJ 😢.



  33. Veronica McInnis on August 7, 2021 at 10:08 pm

    Those brownies, are the devil!! Hahaha! I ate one, not knowing, and, have you ever tried to get "un-high?" You can’t!



  34. Krunchy Uncle on August 7, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    legalize cannibals now!



  35. Pari Exon on August 7, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    The whole world is going to pot 🙂



  36. DJ Wise Pariah on August 7, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    Opening shot, 1:26 in, Luka Magnotta on a city bus. Good job Canada.



  37. Charles D. on August 7, 2021 at 10:15 pm

    Damn I’m just here waiting for this to happen in Montreal & Quebec in general



  38. Dope Reviewz With Budz on August 7, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    Ha ha that opening tho "Will never be legal" HA HA HA



  39. Juliana Avila on August 7, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    ITS SO CHEAP OMG NEED TO
    COP



  40. A Sparrow on August 7, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    Did that goof just say a huge bag that weighed 2.5 lbs was 25000$? Lmfaooo SIKE. Whatta liar.



  41. M Chambers on August 7, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    They use it to reduce the ill effects of chemotherapy? So everyone in high school is undergoing chemotherapy treatment? Note how people in their 70s actually undergoing chemo are NOT smoking pot even when it’s legal.



  42. Steve Zeigler on August 7, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    1:11 "Drugs will never be legal under our government" What kind of facist statement is that coming from an elected official representing the PEOPLE in a democratic republic!!??…this is the biggest problem in politics…elected officials are supposed to represent the people…not control and deny them their rights to decide whats legal or not and whats best for them.



  43. Jaxsun Barrowman on August 7, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    SO THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW DRUG DEALERS SO THEY CAN GET TAX MONEY FOR THEIR CUSHY LIFE STILES AND IF YOUR CHILDREN BECOME ADDICTS OR DEVELOP MENTAL PROBLEMS FROM CONSUMING IT JUST CALL THE GOVERNMENTS POLICE AND THEY WILL SHOOT THEM DEAD



  44. MegaSmk on August 7, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    5/4 stoned? LOL I didn’t know you could be more than fully, utterly, and completely stoned… in my book that would be 100%.



  45. William Davis on August 7, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    Hey Mark, Girl Scout cookies are the best! Just so you know.



  46. Rory Willoughby on August 7, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    impressed by the VanCity Police doing a good job regulating this without problems



  47. MegaSmk on August 7, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    I live in Zurich, Switzerland. Just ordered a bag of weed – legally. thc concentration not very high, granted, but that’s perfect for me; I’m not stoned out of my mind, but mildly relaxed. Plus: it’s grown legally here in my country, which suits me fine also: Takes the dirty aspect of drug trafficking right out of it, provides workplaces and contributes to our GDP. Tastes so much better this way 🙂



  48. Reverend Al on August 7, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    Legalize it.



  49. micheal micheal on August 7, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    need this in Tennessee USA



  50. Fix News on August 7, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    Fun to watch now.