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Legalizing pot will not weed out organized crime

  • On Oct. 17, 2018, the Canadian government legalized the possession and use of recreational marijuana for persons over the age of 18. The government’s
Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT, TODD HATALEY | January 16, 2019
Bill Blair, right, is the minister responsible for cannabis-legalization legislation that the government wanted ‘to keep profits from going into the pockets of criminal organizations and street gangs.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legalizing pot will not weed out organized crime

Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT, TODD HATALEY | January 16, 2019
  • On Oct. 17, 2018, the Canadian government legalized the possession and use of recreational marijuana for persons over the age of 18. The government’s

Legalizing pot will not weed out organized crime

Opinion | BY CHRISTIAN LEUPRECHT, TODD HATALEY | January 16, 2019
  • On Oct. 17, 2018, the Canadian government legalized the possession and use of recreational marijuana for persons over the age of 18. The government’s
Bill Blair, right, is the minister responsible for cannabis-legalization legislation that the government wanted ‘to keep profits from going into the pockets of criminal organizations and street gangs.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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