Government plans to legalize pot are on track for ‘end of summer’
The parliamentary secretary (Mark Holland) for the minister of public safety said the government remains on track with its timeline to legalize marijuana and expects to have a framework in place to let Canadians buy it legally across the country before summer wraps up.
Conservative senators have repeatedly raised concerns about the time frame of legalization, arguing the bill will leave police unprepared and calling for more time to let law enforcement get ready. Holland pushed back at that suggestion. “The problem is, it’s happening right now,” Holland said, pointing to the billions that marijuana funnels into criminal coffers on the black market currently.
Original Article (Global News CA):
Government plans to legalize pot are on track for ‘end of summer’
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