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In an interview with the Canadian Press, prime minister Justin Trudeau stated that his government’s goal with legalization of cannabis isn’t tax revenues, but to protect Canadians.
“The big reason that we chose to commit to controlling and regulating marijuana is to keep young people safe,” Trudeau said.
Trudeau cited a 2013 study from UNICEF that listed Canadian youth as having the highest rate of cannabis use compared to any other country in the developed world.
Statistics Canada’s reported that the number of Canadian youth (22 per cent) and young adults (26 per cent) who used marijuana in 2013 was more than double that of adults 25 and older (8 per cent)
“We need to make sure we’re keeping our kids safe and keeping our community safe by removing the black market and the criminal gangs and street organizations from it,” Trudeau said. “The fact is that if you tax it too much,...
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