Canada is considering granting refugee status to several people who have been persecuted by the United States government for helping medical patients whose doctors prescribed marijuana. In some cases, it's a matter of life and death. Though their appeals may be something of a long shot, the issue highlights the hypocracy of the current administration regarding "states' rights", and underscores the absurdity of a country that would hand out harsher punishments to people who commit the "crime" of growing plants in their yards than violent offenders, rapists, and murderers.

I hope they win their asylum, but even if the Canadian judges agree, I doubt it will happen for the simple reason that such a precedent could open the floodgates. If everyone who is unjustly prohibited from growing their stash in the U.S. is allowed to immigrate, Canada could quickly be overwhelmed. Then again, if Canada does the "right thing", it could embarrass the government here into adopting more sane policies. One can always hope...