“We have not made any of those decisions yet,” Naqvi told reporters Thursday, acknowledging he has “never used” marijuana. Article Continued Below“Cannabis is not going to be any different.” A major issue to settle will be whether Ontario, where the legal drinking age is 19, will use the federal marijuana age limit of 18. When asked if the LCBO would be involved in retail or distribution of marijuana, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the province is looking at “various options” for sales. (One concern is the brains of young adults are still developing and the effect of smoking marijuana on this development may be harmful.) Adults also need to know that health problems resulting from cannabis smoking are similar to those from smoking tobacco.

Source: thestar April 13, 2017 19:52 UTC