The Court Case That Shook Canada

By the time Canada officially legalized cannabis in 2018, the country had already spent decades debating marijuana in courtrooms, newsrooms, hospitals, legislatures, and living rooms. Politicians often received the headlines, but many of the people who pushed the conversation forward were ordinary citizens willing to challenge the system. Among the most recognizable of those activists was Matt Mernagh, a medical cannabis patient, writer, organizer, and outspoken campaigner whose legal battles and public advocacy helped make him one of the most controversial and influential figures in Canada's modern cannabis movement.