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    With 1 Month To Go, Is Canada Ready For Legal Recreational Marijuana?

    The country is set to legalize recreational marijuana on Oct. 17. Former Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan helped lay the groundwork for the milestone.
    Sep 17, 2018 3 minutes

    Canada is one month out from a major milestone: The country is set to legalize recreational marijuana on Oct. 17.

    Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks with former Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan (@DalChancellor), who helped lay the groundwork for legalization and regulation, about how the process is going to work and whether Canada is ready.

    Interview Highlights

    On whether she believes Canada is ready for cannabis legalization

    “Well, I guess it depends who you talk to. There are those who

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