It seems 'The Simpsons' has once again been ahead of its time, predicting Canada's free usage of cannabis 13 years before the country's dispensaries ran out of supplies by the second day of legalization. In a 2005 episode called 'Midnight Rx', filmed during the show's 16th season, the conniving Mr Burns starts a chain reaction making prescription drugs affordable in Springfield, Illinois. Homer and Grampa Simpson start smuggling cheaper drugs from Manitoba, Canada, and find that they've been lauded as heroes. 'It’s legal here,' Canadian Ned tells his American counterpart. The Simpsons has predicted other historic occurrences before, most notably the eventual rise of Donald Trump as president.

Source: Daily Mail October 19, 2018 14:24 UTC