Canada: We Must Remember The Mandate When Legalizing Marijuana
We found out last week that Anne McLellan will be leading the new federal task forceon marijuana legalization. Ms. McLellan is perfectly suited for this role as a former Minister of Health, Justice and Public Safety, she may be the only person to have held all three of those portfolios.
A few misconceptions have come out of this announcement, including this bizarre article in Now Magazine saying that storefronts have been ruled out. That is not at all the case in fact. Page 21 of the discussion paper clearly states:
"However, the system may need to be pragmatic to respond to the demand
...
for venues to consume marijuana outside the home in order to avoid proliferation of
consumption in all public spaces. Consideration could be given to identifying--and
strictly limiting and controlling--allowable sites for use by adults. This could serve to
minimize normalization of marijuana
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