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Home 🌿 Recreational Marijuana News 🌿 Marijuana in government liquor stores not a priority: Sask. Premier Brad Wall 🌿Marijuana in government liquor stores not a priority: Sask. Premier Brad Wall
Marijuana represents a potential "revenue opportunity" for the Saskatchewan government, but Premier Brad Wall says he's not thinking about selling it in provincial liquor stores.
In an interview, Wall told CBC News that because the federal Liberals campaigned on legalizing marijuana, he's expecting to see that happen at some point.
However, the government hasn't given much thought to selling the drug in its 75 provincially-owned stores.
"We're not looking for an expanded role," Wall said. "We're actually looking in another direction."
That was a reference to the Wall government's proposal to privatize 40 of its stores if the Saskatchewan Party gets re-elected in the spring.
'Revenue opportunity' for governments, Wall notes
Wall agrees that potentially, there is a lot of money at stake if governments get involved in selling or taxing marijuana.
Selling marijuana in government liquor stores is something Brad Wall says is not a priority with him. (CBC)
"There is a revenue opportunity,...
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