Pot promise put to the test

The llegislation tabled on April 13 in the House will pave the way to the legal selling of marijuana across the country by the summer of next year. What will happen between now and then is a real national conversation about Canada's approach to cannabis.
If he wants to avoid spending the 2019 campaign walking on the shards of yet another broken signature promise, Justin Trudeau has little choice but to make good on his promise to legalize marijuana in time for the next election.
If he wants to avoid spending the 2019 campaign walking on the shards of yet another broken signature promise, Justin Trudeau has little choice but to make good on his promise to legalize marijuana in time for the next election. Of the many commitments the prime minister made on the way to his major...

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