ENORMOUS INCREASE IN CANADIAN DRUG IMPORTS. From official figures it appears that there was an enormous increase in the drug importations into Canada from the year 1915 to the year 1919. The official statistics show: — Tear Crude ended Cocaine, Morphine. Opium March. ozs. ozs. lbs. 1915 . . . 50 259 7.248 1919 ... 12,333 30.087 34.2(53 It was during this period of four years .that Prohibition was in operation in Canada and 246 times as much cocaine entered the country. 116 times as much morphine, and nearly 5 times as much opium. "Wherever Prohibition ha-, been introduced the drug horror Las "been followed in rts wake. Are you going to let this happen in New* 7pa in -6 ? Vote Continuance. .5.
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Otaki Mail, 29 September 1922, Page 3
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126Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Otaki Mail, 29 September 1922, Page 3
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