The federal Liberal government on Tuesday rolled out the latest phase of its legalized-pot plans: a five-year, $36.4-million campaign to help teach Canadians — especially the younger ones — about the health and safety risks associated with using marijuana.
The money is coming out of a $526-million envelope for marijuana legalization announced in last week’s fall economic update, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Toronto MP Bill Blair, the government’s point man on legalizing pot, told a news conference outside the House of Commons.
“We have never indicated that we are promoting the use of marijuana,” Petitpas Taylor said.
“We want to ensure that Canadians, and youth in particular, have access to the information that they need with respect to risks associated with cannabis use.”
HuffPost Canada – October 31, 2017.
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