Canada: Former police officers who opposed legalising pot launch weed business
Ottawa, Nov 15 (IBNS): Former OPP commissioner MP and federal Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino, who had once greatly opposed the legalisation of the pot, has launched a weed-related business, media reports said.
Fantino launched the business along with former RCMP deputy commissioner Raf Souccar.
Both the former officers had earlier opposed the pot legalisation, which is going to take place six months from now.
Fantino had even said once that the legalisation of the pot is equivalent to make murdering legal.
Souccar, however, said his and Fantino's minds have changed as they were "persuaded by the science and by real life stories".
The name of the clinic, which has been launched by the two men, is Aleafia Total Health Network.
Fantino told media: "The purpose of the clinic is to do the assessments."
"We're not in the marijuana business. We're a health delivery system" he added.
As the sale of recreational marijuana getting legalised by next July, several strict restrictions will be imposed on it.
In April, keeping the campaign promise, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau legalised the use of recreational marijuana.
As per the new rules, a person of 18 years of age or above will be allowed only 30 grams of cannabis to possess or share with other adults.
Staffs selling marijuana in the stores will require special training.
Apart from legalising, the federal government has also decided to make an age of majority to use recreational marijuana and also to decide on the retail network of stores where the marijuana could be sold.
However, youth in possession of cannabis will not be criminalised from henceforth.
But any car driver or passenger will not be allowed to consume cannabis.
On the other hand, IBNS has received a mixed reaction towards the legalisation of the cannabis in Canada.
Police chiefs across the country are divided over the legalisation of the cannabis.
Some advocacy groups are even debating over the matter.
IBNS learnt that some of the advocacy groups even opine that the legalisation, perhaps, is too early for the country.
(Reporting by Suman Das)
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