Some medical marijuana growers licensed by Health Canada say new regulations for pot dispensaries proposed by Vancouver city hall will legitimize the sale of illegally acquired weed.
Last week, the city said it would start regulating the 80 dispensaries selling marijuana that have popped up in recent years because the federal government has left a legal vacuum.
Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose quickly condemned the idea, saying the dispensaries are illegal and should just be shut down.
“Storefronts and dispensaries do not operate within a ‘grey zone,’ and the law is clear; they are illegal,” Ambrose wrote in a letter to Mayor Gregor Robertson.
Now some licensed marijuana producers say they agree — there is no grey area — pointing out there is no legal way for dispensaries to get their weed.
CBC News – April 28, 2015.
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