Governments are nipping the cannabis industry in the bud

Small producers’ frustration with regulations, testing, taxes, and licensing should be a wake-up call for politicians.

As with so many other times government has been involved in trying to regulate an industry in the ‘public good,’ it failed to take into account the problems that might arise from the legalization of cannabis, writes Andrew Caddell. Unsplash photograph by David Gabrić

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

November 2, 2022

VICTORIA, B.C.—In 2015, legalization of cannabis seemed like such a good idea. Then-third-party Liberal leader Justin Trudeau laid out a plan for legalization that appealed to young people across the country, but was responsible enough to not turn off older folks like me. It was a vote-getter for ...

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