A Quebec Judge Slammed Canada’s 'Antiquated and Ridiculous’ Marijuana Laws While Handing Down a $1 Fine

A Quebec judge has called out Canada's “ridiculous” marijuana laws, noting that lawyers and others who work in the legal system are probably getting high themselves.

Judge Pierre Chevalier recently handed down a $1 fine to man who was prosecuted for possession of 30 marijuana plants.

Mario Larouche, 46, suffers from pain stemming from a car accident; he was found in possession of the plants illegally after he tried unsuccessfully to get a medical marijuana prescription from his doctor. According to Le Droit, the crown counsel in his case requested he be jailed for 90 days and ordered to pay a $250 fine.

Chevalier dismissed that recommendation and said Larouche was the victim of a system that “does not give people access to a natural medicine that goes back centuries.”