Less than half of the Canadians for the legalization of cannabis on the 1st of July

QMI agency

Tuesday, 2 January 2018 23:58

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The Canadians are still supportive of the legalization of marijuana announced by the government of Justin Trudeau, but are more reluctant with the idea of bringing into force the new law on the occasion of Canada day.

According to a survey conducted by the firm Nanos for the Globe and Mail, 43 % of Canadians want the pot to become legal July 1. However, 31 % of respondents said that it would be nice to have more time for provinces and cities to adapt, and 23 % said that they do not want the recreational drug became legal.

For a long time, the federal government establishes the date of July 1st, to put into effect the legalization of cannabis. The prime minister Justin Trudeau, however, had sown the confusion during an interview, year-end tax News in December. “It won’t be the 1st July. This is something that we are going to do for the next summer,” he said before adding that he did not know from where came the date of 1 July.

In addition, 53 % of respondents expressed their preference for strict rules concerning the advertising for cannabis, to the image of the existing rules for tobacco products. In contrast, 37 % of Canadians were of the view that pot should be treated like alcohol in terms of advertising.

The survey was conducted from December 6 to 10, with 1000 Canadians. The margin of error is 3.1 %.