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Marijuana Legalization Point Man Bill Blair Praises Canada's Licensed Producers

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 09:05

Toronto MP Bill Blair offered a glowing endorsement of Canada’s licensed medical marijuana producers on Tuesday, an indication that they are well positioned to serve the recreational market in the future.

Blair, the former Toronto police chief and current parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice and attorney general, is the federal government’s point man on legalizing recreational pot use. He said the licensed producers offer a very strong model to build upon as Ottawa tries to build a functional market.

“I have come to believe it is possible … for marijuana to be produced in a way that maximizes safety for Canadians,” he told the audience at a marijuana regulation conference in Toronto.

Blair said he was “personally skeptical” that pot could be produced in a healthy way until he visited the Bedrocan production facility in Toronto, which is now owned by industry leader Canopy Growth Corp. He was very...

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