Canada has a system that is failing, Trudeau said Monday, adding it does not protect young people or communities from organized criminal involvement in the marijuana trade. “This is why we’re in the process of legalizing it,” Trudeau said on Parliament Hill. For their part, police forces have also raised concerns about elements of the unknown including the effects of drug-impaired driving. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday he is supportive of legalization but his party wants the federal government to expunge Canadians’ criminal records for simple pot possession. The government has said it will address the issue of criminal records for past pot infractions only after legalization.

Source: National Post October 15, 2018 20:37 UTC