Justin Trudeau Says He Isn't Legalizing Marijuana To Make Smokers Happy
Justin Trudeau isn’t legalizing marijuana to please the people who smoke it.
“People are right now breaking the law,” the prime minister told the Toronto Star’s editorial board on Friday. He called the recent flood of new storefront dispensaries in cities like Toronto, “frustrating.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a conference for elementary school teachers in Toronto on Friday.
The government is legalizing pot to prevent kids from accessing it, and to prevent criminal organizations from profiting off it, he said. “So, I don’t know how much clearer we can be that we’re not legalizing marijuana to please recreational users.”
Trudeau’s comments come as his government is set to introduce legislation regulating the sale of marijuana this spring. He’s faced pressure — most notably from the NDP — to decriminalize the drug, so that Canadians who smoke up in the meantime won’t be left with...
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