OTTAWA—The Trudeau government insists it’s on track to legalize recreational pot in July — but whether that means it will actually be on sale by then is uncertain. At the same time, Petitpas Taylor said: “We still feel very confident that we can meet our goal of July 2018. Other senators raised concerns that legalization will encourage young people to smoke and increase the incidence of impaired driving. Sen. Serge Joyal, an independent Liberal, questioned the government’s contention that legalization will push organized crime out of the marijuana marketing business. “I’m frankly not prepared to leave the health and safety of our children in the hands of criminals,” added Blair, a former Toronto police chief.

Source: thestar February 06, 2018 21:33 UTC