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What Canada's Most Famous Marijuana Activist Wants To Say To Justin Trudeau

Submitted by James McClure -... on Wed, 12/09/2015 - 04:43

On Dec. 4, activist and entrepreneur Marc Emery was in Toronto for the grand opening of the city's newest cannabis dispensary, 416 Medicinal Health Center. Meanwhile in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was getting ready for his first Throne Speech, which reaffirmed his government'scommitment to legalize cannabis in Canada.

Civilized spoke with Emery about the recent RCMP raids of medical dispensaries, which have puzzled activists and dispensary owners given Trudeau's position on legalization. Trudeau has mainly focused on creating a legal recreational market, as Canada already has a legal medical market. But the best practices from other jurisdictions include storefront medical dispensaries and recreational retail outlets.

Here is Emery's take, which we've broken down into six points.

1. The raids are a form of political protest

Emery isn't exactly sure why RCMP detachments are cracking down now on "gray market" dispensaries, but he believes the raids are...

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