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RSS FeedsWe need more help with cannabis rollout, provinces tell Ottawa
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20 july 2018 23:46:02

 
We need more help with cannabis rollout, provinces tell Ottawa
(The Star Travel)
 


SAINT ANDREWS, NEW BRUNSWICK — With legalization only a few months away, the provinces are looking to Ottawa to “step up” when it comes to raising public awareness about the dangers of cannabis.At a meeting of the country’s 13 premiers that ended Friday at a picturesque resort on Canada’s east coast, the provincial and territorial leaders talked about U.S.-Canada trade relations, internal trade, health care, and “there were certainly lots of discussions that were had in terms of what needs to be done” regarding cannabis, said New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant.“One of the things that I think really resonated with the conversations, and people got quite passionate about, is the need to ensure that we have a robust awareness program, and we need the federal government to step up in that regard,” he said at a final news conference, flanked by his colleagues from across the country. “The legalization of cannabis by the federal government does not mean that cannabis is good for you.”He said the provinces need more resources from Ottawa to promote public awareness of health issues — especially for youth — and the rules around the use of cannabis before it becomes legal on Oct. 17.“We have to remember that the goals that have been laid out by the federal government … is to get cannabis out of the hands of our youth and the proceeds out of the hands of criminals,” Gallant said, “and that has to be of the utmost importance.”While the provinces want to ensure “the smoothest transition possible,” Gallant warned there will be “some hiccups” with the cannabis rollout.“We’ve got to do the best we can to prepare, to minimize and mitigate those challenges,” he said, “but there will be challenges, and the best thing we can do is have the federal government have a robust awareness program and enhance the efforts that theyR ...


 
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