Lower Mainland BC mayors mull over marijuana regulations
Lower Mainland mayors are keeping a close eye on Vancouver’s plan to regulate the over-the-counter sale of medicinal marijuana.
Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan told the Straight that in his city, the RCMP has been quick to act against anybody who’s tried to open a storefront dispensary. He said councillors are monitoring the situation in Vancouver, noting that attitudes are changing.
“When Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana, I think the dam was broken,” he explained. “There no longer is respect for laws against marijuana. That means there has to be a form of regulation.”
On the phone from Richmond, Mayor Malcolm Brodie said dispensaries have yet to become an issue there. “But what happens in one city can happen in the next,” he added. “So it is a matter of concern.”
Asked for his personal opinion on Vancouver’s proposed regulatory framework (which includes a new category of business licence, revised...
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