Which is why I am happy Trump (by renegotiating NAFTA) has highlighted and removed some highly protectionist actions by Canada that favour our very-average wines (I am a Bordeaux-loving ultra snob here–our wines in Canada, with the exception of ice wine, are piss).
Canadian liquor policy is protectionist and often based on a combination of 1930s legislation and outdated nanny-state paternalism. You criticize China/Taiwan drug policy based on Opium War history, but have no problems with nanny-state Social Credit religious-alcohol paternalism from the 1930s that our alcohol distribution boards still cling to (a Marxist entity if there ever was one). It basically says alcohol is bad, the masses can not be trusted, and we must legislate/tax/limit offerings to protect. How very Soviet! Even in socialist countries such as France, there are 5 grocery store aisles of hard and soft liquor, wines, etc.
Alcohol has strict rules in Canada. So why complain about Taiwan having strict drug rules? You are either for strict rules or liberalisation. I am for the latter although I sometimes laugh at people breaking the rules in Asia based on their lack of historical knowledge. You are complaining about Taiwan regulations while defending similarly ridiculous Canadian ones. To me that is Stomping Tom Connors love-it-or-leave-it Canadian nationalism. Not something I agree with.
