Ready or not, recreational marijuana use is coming to Canada
Even with the uncertainty, many investors are betting there is money to be made on legal marijuana
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Proposing legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana was the easy part for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. With about eight months to go before Canada becomes the second nation after Uruguay to take this step, the federal government and the provinces are staring at a formidable to-do list. Ottawa still has to set the limit at which drivers will be declared impaired under criminal law, and must determine the rules for advertising and the standards for growers. Working out most of the details affecting consumers is largely up to the 10 provinces. (See also: $250,000 fines, jail time for illegal Ontario dispensaries after new marijuana legislation comes in)