Justin Trudeau - On legalizing marijuana

Trudeau said his commitment to legalizing marijuana comes from his own values related to personal freedom and protecting the vulnerable, not political strategy.

“It’s all about allowing adults to make their choices while protecting kids much better than we are now,” he said.

He cited a study (by UNICEF) that found Canada had the highest rate of underage marijuana use among the 29 nations studied.

“Our current approach isn’t protecting our kids, we need to protect the vulnerable, while respecting people’s freedoms,” he said.

Chris Alexander :

“We’re still the party that sees reality as it is, doesn’t want to go on some hippy-trippy jaunt down memory lane and put marijuana in the windows of every store,” he said in an interview Tuesday on Ottawa’s Sparks Street.

“We’re trying to deal with the real issues that Canadians are facing. And we’ll continue to do that.”

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The Liberals have promised to legalize and regulate pot but haven’t actually said it would be in the windows of every store.