Third in a series of Black Press B.C. election coverage leading up to May 9
None of B.C. main political parties have unveiled firm plans for how marijuana will be regulated despite Ottawa proposing legalization by Canada Day 2018.
The BC Liberals have long said that their main focus is keeping marijuana out of the hands of minors.
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Clark has spoken out against selling pot in liquor stores.
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The BC Liberal leader drew criticism from BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver for not being better prepared.
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Clark said that the BC Liberals will consult experts before deciding how it will be distributed.
The proposed federal law leaves impaired driving enforcement and distribution up to the provinces. A legalization task force released a report in December that recommended storefront distribution as an option, but warned against selling in liquor stores.
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In SFU professor Robert Gordon香蕉视频直播檚 view, marijuana will likely be sold in separate stores.
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Gordon doesn香蕉视频直播檛 see an issue in continuing current dispensaries, which currently operate illegally despite cities like Vancouver, Victoria and Port Alberni choosing to licence them.
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In the U.S., recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska, Washington State, California, Oregon, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada.
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In 2016, Horgan sent NDP MLAs Mike Farnworth and Carole James south of the border to speak with Washington State and Oregon officials on how different distribution channels were performing.
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Although the proposed federal legislation allows for up to four metre-high plants at home, Gordon sees most marijuana production switching to larger-scale production.
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Weaver is concerned that Ottawa香蕉视频直播檚 proposed bill will concentrate the profit from legalization with large corporations.
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SFU professor Neil Boyd believes that Clark香蕉视频直播檚 approach, rather than selling in liquor stores, will be the one taken regardless of who ends up in power on May 9.
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