Canada: Marijuana Task Force Rules out Storefront Weed
High hopes among cannabis activists for an interim measure to decriminalize pot also goes up in smoke before serious work on legalization has begun.
With the feds scheduling a pot announcement on the day before the Canada Day long weekend, there were high hopes among cannabis activists. Last time the government made a major announcement on marijuana, it chose 420 as the date.
So when the feds sent out a tersely-worded media advisory June 29 about "an announcement regarding marijuana," it looked like the Trudeau government had finally listened to the advice of legal experts, and was set to decriminalize marijuana as an interim measure while it figures out what legalization looks like. The Criminal Lawyers' Association, among others, has been calling on the government to stay all marijuana-related charges now before the courts. Pressure has been building on the government to act.
Alas, the announcement was a re-announcement of sorts – the official...
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