Ottawa Not Ruling out Pot Activist's Request to Join Marijuana Task Force
As the federal government puts together a task force on marijuana legalization, Health Minister Jane Philpott isn’t saying no to pot activists taking part.
“I’m not ruling anything out,” Philpott said from the Liberal cabinet retreat in Kananaskis, Alberta.
But Philpott also made a point of saying experts would come from move conventional categories.
“It’ll be experts as I said in the past, in health care, experts in addiction care, public safety and justice,” she said. “Those’ll be the main categories that we’re looking at.”
Longtime pot activist Jodie Emery has sent a letter to Philpott and other cabinet ministers as well Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requesting a spot on the task force.
Last week, the Liberals announced legalization legislation is coming in 2017.
“The government would never draft legislation on farming, immigration or gay rights without consulting experts in those fields,” Emery told Global News in an interview.
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