Ontario premier says it makes sense to use distribution system province already has in place. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says it “makes a lot of sense” to use the LCBO to sell marijuana after the federal government legalizes sale of the drug.
“It makes sense to me that the liquor distribution mechanism that we have in place — the LCBO — is very well-suited to putting in place the social responsibility aspects that would need to be in place,” she said Monday.
“Obviously, I don’t know what the timeline is with the federal government, but it seems to me that using that distribution network of the LCBO … I think that that makes a lot of sense.”
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario, owned by the provincial government, operates more than 600 liquor stores provincewide.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau included marijuana legalization in mandate letters to his ministers.
Along with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Health Minister Jane Philpott, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to begin a federal-provincial-territorial process that will lead to the legalization and regulation of marijuana.
As for where marijuana would be sold, Trudeau has said he doesn’t envision pot being available at corner stores.
CBC News – Dec 14, 2015.
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