“Dispensaries exist now and they’ll continue to exist for a few years until the legal provincial option can cover market demand, be as easy to access and have comparable prices.” “You don’t get to say, in one sentence, it is so legal that everybody gets to consume this substance, and on the other hand say it is so dangerous that only the government can handle it, sell it – it is confusing,” Mr. Stupak said. “Alcohol? I get it. Plenty of studies point us to negative effects. And yet, it’s in supermarkets.”
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