Premier says Sask. will be ready for legal pot in October
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province should be ready for legal marijuana months ahead of Oct. 17, the date announced this week for when the federal law legalizing cannabis will come into force.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the fall deadline on Wednesday after the Senate voted Tuesday to approve Bill C-45. The plan is to give provincial jurisdictions more time to prepare for legalization.
Joining the CJME Morning Show on Thursday, Moe noted the premiers met with the federal government a year ago and had initially asked for a longer extension to get ready for the impending legalization of cannabis.
“So this, three, three and a half months will be helpful for us to continue to work with our municipalities, our law enforcement, and to ensure that the regulations that we need to have in place provincially are in place and everyone is familiar with them,” Moe explained.