The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending there be an age restriction for the purchase of legal pot and is urging the federal government to take steps to protect youth should it follow through with its plan to legalize recreational marijuana. ( BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP/GETTY IMAGES )The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging the federal government to take steps to protect children and youth should it follow through on its plan to legalize recreational marijuana next year. “By aligning the legal age for cannabis use with that for other legally controlled substances, young adults will have access to a regulated product, with a known potency. Its own Cannabis Policy Framework mirrors that of the CPS in recommending that the minimum age for purchasing recreational pot once it becomes legal should match that for alcohol. “These edibles are attractive to young children because they look like sweets or candies,” she said, suggesting that the government should ban the marketing of such products.

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 13:10 UTC