The architect of Canada’s Marijuana Legalization strategy says so far so good.
Minister of Border Security Organized Crime Reduction, Bill Blair says there haven’t been any major issues as far as the federal government is concerned.
Blair says Canadians have dealt with the change in a responsible way.
He notes every jurisdiction is reporting no increase in impaired driving as a result of the use of Cannabis.
Blair says the biggest win as far as he’s concerned is taking the proceeds of the sale of pot out of the hands of organized crime organizations.
He says on the very first day of the legalization of marijuana, the Ontario online store had about $750,000 in sales.
Blair met with mayors from the Kenora District recently and promised there would be funding available for them, if legalization was costing them money.