Canada Ponders an Unusual Drug Problem: a Shortage of Marijuana
- Ontario finance minister warns of looming pot supply crunch
- Trudeau team favors low tax rate to undercut black market
Trudeau Says Canada Is Legalizing Pot to Protect Kids
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The biggest challenge for Justin Trudeau’s forthcoming legal recreational marijuana market is a shortage of pot, the finance minister of Canada’s most-populous province says.
Ontario’s Charles Sousa said a supply crunch was discussed during a meeting with provincial and federal counterparts this week. Canada is aiming to legalize recreational pot in the next 12 months, the first major economy to do so. One analyst said he’s concerned the government could use a supply shortage as an excuse to delay rolling out the program.