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Home 🌿 Recreational Marijuana News 🌿 Ontario public health unit issues resolution on legalizing marijuana 🌿Ontario public health unit issues resolution on legalizing marijuana
An Ontario public health unit is getting ahead of federal promises to legalize marijuana by issuing resolutions on how to regulate the drug.
Officials from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit outlined their concerns in a report last week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it a campaign promise to legalize the drug. Former Toronto police chief, turned Liberal M-P Bill Blair is leading an investigation into what regulations might be adopted.
"From a public health perspective, if we can't get rid of something, let's look at how we can use it safely," said Dr. Wajid Ahmed, the health unit's associate officer of health.
Drawing on data from Statistics Canada that suggests 12 per cent of Canadians over the age of 15 use marijuana, the health unit says regulations need to keep the drug out of the hands of youth and away from drivers.
Dr. Wajid Ahmed says he wants to see a plan for regulating marijuana in place before...
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