Premiers want more clarity from federal government on legalizing cannabis
EDMONTON — Canada’s premiers say the federal government needs to provide more clarity as they work to craft rules on legalizing marijuana — or Ottawa will face a call for a delay.
“It’s great that the prime minister wants to stick to his deadline. That’s super-duper,” Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said Wednesday at the closing news conference of the leaders’ annual summer meeting.
“He needs to then hear what the premiers of his country — our country — have said we need help with. There are a number of significant and serious public policy issues here. They need to be addressed. They should be addressed co-operatively.”
The federal government plans to pass legislation that would legalize cannabis as of July 1 next year.