Marijuana legalization presents both potential political risks and gains for Liberals, say insiders

One the one hand, the Liberals are keeping a key election promise, but much will depend on what the reality of legalized marijuana looks like.

Health Minister Jane Philpott, Liberal MP and parliamentary secretary Bill Blair, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould are the lead political players on the legalization of marijuana. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, RACHEL AIELLO

April 24, 2017

There will be both “a lot of risk” and “a lot of reward” at stake for the Liberals in their plan to legalize recreational marijuana in Canada by the summer of 2018, say Hill insiders and political players. On the upside, the successful execution of a legalized regime in time for the next f...

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