JungleStrikeGuy
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More 'good' news on legalization, apparently Anne McLellan is going to be 'leading' the task force (wasn't that supposed to be Blair?): http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/former-chretien-cabinet-minister-anne-mclellan-to-head-panel-on-marijuana-legalization
But while she indicated a willingness to debate decriminalization or legalization while serving as justice minister in 2001, she also described marijuana as a “dangerous substance” in 2005.
“We know it is a more potent carcinogen than smoke tobacco,” she said in an interview in March 2005, as the federal Liberals considered whether to make legalization official party policy. “That’s what the research tells us. That’s irrefutable. That’s science.”
and of course a reminder of how tuned out Blair is:
In a speech last week, Blair touted the “exhaustive and exacting” procedures that licensed medical marijuana producers and distributors are following, and slammed the type of storefront dispensaries targeted by police in Toronto.
“Participating in this business activity means that you must be willing to adhere to a strict set of regulations,” Blair said, according to the Globe and Mail.
“The current licensed producers are competing with people who don’t care about the law, who don’t care about regulations, don’t care about kids, they don’t care about communities, don’t care about health of Canadians. They’re pretty reckless about it. And so they’re selling anything to make a fast buck before we get the regulations put in place.”
But while she indicated a willingness to debate decriminalization or legalization while serving as justice minister in 2001, she also described marijuana as a “dangerous substance” in 2005.
“We know it is a more potent carcinogen than smoke tobacco,” she said in an interview in March 2005, as the federal Liberals considered whether to make legalization official party policy. “That’s what the research tells us. That’s irrefutable. That’s science.”
and of course a reminder of how tuned out Blair is:
In a speech last week, Blair touted the “exhaustive and exacting” procedures that licensed medical marijuana producers and distributors are following, and slammed the type of storefront dispensaries targeted by police in Toronto.
“Participating in this business activity means that you must be willing to adhere to a strict set of regulations,” Blair said, according to the Globe and Mail.
“The current licensed producers are competing with people who don’t care about the law, who don’t care about regulations, don’t care about kids, they don’t care about communities, don’t care about health of Canadians. They’re pretty reckless about it. And so they’re selling anything to make a fast buck before we get the regulations put in place.”
