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Weed in every liquor store? What could happen when Trudeau legalizes marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 12/16/2015 - 08:45

Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed he will press ahead with marijuana legalization, liquor stores across the land have been queuing up to ask for a piece of the action.

First, it was British Columbia’s private liquor retailers teaming up with the union representing workers in the province’s public system to call for weed in both types of liquor outlet. Next, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger signalled his‎ interest in getting the drug into government-run Liquor Marts in his fief.

Now, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has jumped into the fray. In response to a reporter’s question Monday, she ‎confirmed she would like the Crown-owned LCBO to be the province’s dealer of choice. Such a system, she said, would be socially responsible by keeping government control over the drug. To say nothing of the big bucks weed sales could net the province.

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