What You Need to Know About the Cannabis Meeting in Canada’s Senate Today

The Canadian Senate will meet today to discuss the legalization of recreational cannabis.

Although this will be the first time the Senate discusses recreational cannabis since October, we do not expect this meeting to be any different than the one prior.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss questions raised by Senator Claude Carignan after a Task Force provided its recommendations for a legal recreational cannabis program last month. Senator Carignan has said that cannabis will have enormous consequences at every level and is the biggest public policy issue Canada faces.

From the costs associated with its legalization to issues like impaired driving, today’s meeting will cover several important topics that must to be thoroughly addressed.

Legalization Faces an Uphill Battle

Although the report released by the Task Force covers issues like impaired driving, it does not answer all of Senator Carignan’s questions. Some of the questions...

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