TORONTO — The premier of Ontario says it would "make a lot of sense" for the government-run liquor stores to sell marijuana if the federal Liberals make good on their promise to legalize pot.
The new federal government's throne speech earlier this month included a pledge to legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says she believes the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has the experience and expertise to take care of the social responsibility aspect of selling pot.
She says using the LCBO's distribution network to sell marijuana in a responsible way would make sense, and it's something she's heard other provinces are considering similar options to retail pot.
The federal Liberals first promised to legalize pot more than a year ago, when they were in opposition, prompting a barrage of Conservative attack ads that asserted marijuana would be sold to children through corner stores.
Pot activists Jody Emery and her husband Marc Emery, Canada's self-styled Prince of Pot, want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to impose a moratorium on marijuana arrests while the government develops its policy to legalize pot.
