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Canadians could soon be allowed to legally purchase marijuana and that has caught the attention of some law enforcement officers in Montana.
Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jim Sanderson said law enforcement across the state has seen an increase of marijuana in the state now that some nearby states have legalized the drug.
“We saw an immediate impact when Colorado legalized marijuana and we’ve seen the same with Washington and Oregon,” he said.
Colorado became the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana in 2012 and commercial sales of the drug began two years later. Since then, Washington, Oregon and Alaska have followed suit. Last year, during Canada’s federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to legalize marijuana and, now that he’s taken office in Ottawa, many expect him to push legislation to legalize the drug this year.
Sanderson believes if Canada legalizes weed that it would have an impact...
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