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Marijuana in Montreal: Student advocate talks about impact on youth

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 01/29/2016 - 08:20

Gonzo Nieto, the co-chairman of the grassroots organization Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), believes marijuana will be less accessible to minors once it's regulated.

CBC Daybreak spoke to Nieto about the impact of legal cannabis on youth as part of its series, Montreal 420.

Here are some of the key points Nieto addressed in the interview. Nieto's responses have been edited, for clarity.

On availability and use by youth

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Gonzo Nieto: Under regulation, [marijuana] will be less widely available. There have been studies showing that youth in high schools in the U.S., a majority of them said that they could get cannabis within 24 hours. And that's currently under cannabis being illegal.

So I actually think that regulation will allow us to have the measures in place to limit that availability.

On the legal age for use

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