Trudeau Says It Could Take Months or Years to Legalize Marijuana

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Justin Trudeau says a Liberal government would get to work “right away” on a policy to legalize and regulate the sale of marijuana, but won’t commit to a timeline for legalization.

“We don’t yet know exactly what rate we’re going to be taxing it, how we’re going to control it, or whether it will happen in the first months, within the first year, or whether it’s going to take a year or two to kick in,” Trudeau said on Wednesday night in Surrey, B.C.

When asked by CBC News for a specific time on the rollout of the policy, Kate Purchase, director of communications for Trudeau’s campaign, said, “We haven’t released a time.… We want to get the best ideas from various places and construct a Canadian model.”

Purchase cited Colorado as one of many models the party is currently looking at.

In Colorado, an individual over the age of 21 is allowed to possess up to about 28 grams (one ounce) of marijuana for personal use.

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CBC News – Oct 01, 2015.

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