Black market, supply chain issues will improve as legal weed market matures, says Blair

Minister Bill Blair talks about the federal government's goals for cannabis policy in 2019, draft regulations on edibles, privacy concerns, and expungement.

Organized Crime Reduction and Border Security Minister Bill Blair speaks to reporters in the House foyer on Oct. 14, three days before recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

January 16, 2019

The federal minister responsible for the legal cannabis system in Canada says the black market will continue to shrink in 2019 as the legal cannabis market matures. In an email Q&A interview with The Hill Times, Minister for Border Security and Organized Crime Prevention Bill Blair (Sc...

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