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> cannabis legalization. Because there was so. much. money. in it. Both from tax revenue and from reduction in policing costs.
by ornornor 5y ago
> cannabis legalization.
Because there was so. much. money. in it. Both from tax revenue and from reduction in policing costs.
- cmrdporcupine 5y agoHonestly, it's what got them elected. I met lots of people who were going to vote NDP (many of my friends, coworkers) -- or not vote at all (trades people who were working on my house, people I talked to online etc.) -- who got out and voted Liberal because of this issue alone. It's been a few years now and the world hasn't ended and it doesn't feel like cannabis consumption is any higher really. It was probably good policy to do it. While the NDP (who were ahead of the Liberals in the polls at the beginning of that election and actually in majority territory) have always had legalization as policy, I bet you that Mulcair wouldn't have had the political confidence or buy-in from the provinces to get it through like Trudeau did.