Canada Cannabis Legalization Two Years In
Changing Attitudes Mark Anniversary, but More Changes Need to Come Say Some – LPC
Canopy Growth’s Jesse Lavoie said that one of the biggest changes since Canada cannabis legalization two years in is attitude.
“I’d say acceptance is a big thing,” Lavoie said. “A lot of people who were really against it now see that there’s an industry, tax dollars. It’s not as harmful as they thought it would be, so I think people’s attitude toward it has changed in a positive way.”
However, there is still a long way to go. Currently, Lavoie is fighting the Manitoba government for the right to grow cannabis at home. Since the Quebec Supreme Court struck down a similar ban in that province, Manitoba is the only province where it is still illegal.
Lavoie calls for other changes two years after Canada cannabis legalization including Canada’s cannabis marketing laws. Right now, they are too stringent – restrictive to the point that Seth Rogen can’t even mention his own brand of cannabis “Houseplant”.
“Number one would be advertising, so when you’re watching a sports game or your favourite TV shows,” Lavoie said. “That brewery commercial comes on, it shows how the beer is made, a bunch of people enjoying it. I’d like to see high-definition commercials for cannabis, going through the growing process.”
There are other issues include racial inequalities, cannabis oversupply, the need for more cannabis research.
But overall, Canada cannabis legalization has been a positive step. Canada is leading the way in cannabis legalization in the US, the UK, and around the world. That’s something to celebrate.
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