Speaking Wednesday at an economic conference, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made one of the more buttoned-down, straight-edged arguments for marijuana legalization I’ve heard in recent years.
CANNABIS CULTURE – A billboard calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end marijuana arrests will be displayed this week just a short walk from Parliament Hill in our nation’s capital.
CANNABIS CULTURE – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on a stop in Vancouver yesterday, told the press that marijuana decriminalization is a “bad idea.”
CANNABIS CULTURE – Bill Blair, the Liberal MP and former Toronto police chief put in charge of legalizing marijuana in Canada, said granting pardons to people convicted of pot possession “is not being contemplated at this time.”
CANNABIS CULTURE – An e-petition calling on the government of Canada to immediately stop arresting people for cannabis possession has received official status and collected over 5000 signatures.
Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson says he is looking forward to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government following through on their commitment to regulate, control and tax marijuana.