Lobbyists ready to guide businesses through new frontier of legalized pot

‘I don’t think Canada’s seen the development of a regulated industry like this in a very long time. I don’t even know what the comparison would be,’ says Edelman’s Christopher Vivone.

Marijuana smokers celebrate 4/20 on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2014. The date for pot legalization is reportedly going to be July 1, 2018.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY DEREK ABMA

April 3, 2017

There’s no Canadian precedent in modern times for the upcoming legalization of recreational marijuana, which is creating a completely new—and highly regulated—industry. Those who want to be part of it could use the help of lobbyists who know their way around government. The legalization of ma...

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