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In July 2016, a image picturing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was circulated with text stating that he had freed everyone imprisoned for marijuana offences and expunged their records, and that he was able to enact such a sweeping reform because Canada (unlike the U.S.) has no prison for profit facilities: However, the claim originated not with a news report of any such reform act, but with an article published by the Global Sun on 3 July 2016: The Global Sun is a satirical publication that does not publish factual stories: Although Prime Minister Trudeau has not freed all those convicted of marijuana-related offences from prison, real news suggests Canada may be moving toward legalizing the drug in 2017:
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