{"id":5187,"date":"2015-12-12T02:20:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T02:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/?p=4016"},"modified":"2015-12-12T02:20:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T02:20:35","slug":"canadas-new-government-repeats-promise-to-legalize-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/canadas-new-government-repeats-promise-to-legalize-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s New Government Repeats Promise To Legalize Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/canadas-new-government-repeats-promise-to-legalize-marijuana\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>Canada\u2019s new Liberal government has repeated its pledge to legalize marijuana in a speech outlining its agenda as parliament resumes after the 19 October election.<\/p>\n<p>A speech delivered by governor general David Johnston reiterated new prime minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s plan to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana. It is a position Trudeau has held since becoming leader of the Liberal party in 2013. However, for the first time, the government said it will restrict access to marijuana but did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Trudeau\u2019s Canada victory is also a win for the nation\u2019s marijuana industry<br \/>\nRead more<br \/>\nTrudeau has said that legalizing marijuana would fix a \u201cfailed system\u201d and help remove the \u201ccriminal element\u201d linked to the drug. He also has said Canadians would benefit from analyzing the experiences of Colorado and Washington state, which recently legalized pot.<\/p>\n<p>The speech also expanded on five themes that were central to the Liberals\u2019 election victory, which ended the near-decade-long Conservation party\u2019s reign.<\/p>\n<p>The speech reiterated Trudeau\u2019s pledge to cut the tax rate for middle-income earners and provide a more generous child benefit to those who need it, paid for by a tax hike on the wealthiest 1%.<\/p>\n<p>It also promised significant new investment in infrastructure to boost Canada\u2019s stagnant economy.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau, who just returned from the climate conference in Paris, promised to continue working with provinces to put a price on carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and introduce a new environmental assessment process.<\/p>\n<p>The speech also indicated that the new government would create a new relationship with aboriginal governments and people. It promised to implement the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools, where aboriginal children were abused and stripped of their native culture and language between the 1880s and 1996, when the last school closed.<\/p>\n<p>The government also promised to launch an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/canadas-new-government-repeats-promise-to-legalize-marijuana.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Jacob Redmond <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00ae<\/a><br \/>\nFull Article: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/dec\/04\/canada-new-liberal-government-legalize-marijuana\" target=\"_blank\">Canada&#8217;s New Government Repeats Promise To Legalize Marijuana<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: The Associated Press Toronto<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/about-guardian-us\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Page<\/a><br \/>\nPhoto Credit: Ary News<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s new Liberal government has repeated its pledge to legalize marijuana in a speech outlining its agenda as parliament resumes&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/2015\/12\/canadas-new-government-repeats-promise-to-legalize-marijuana\/\" class=\"read-more\">[Read More]<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1616,9,1,3],"tags":[4184],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}