The country’s parliament passed a law legalising the drug, which the prime minister said would shift the market for the drug away from organised crime and protect the nation’s youth.
“It is our hope as of 17 October there will be a smooth operation of retail cannabis outlets operated by the provinces with an online mail delivery system operated by the provinces that will ensure that this happens in an orderly fashion,” Mr Trudeau says.
“Over the following months and indeed years we will completely replace or almost completely replace the organised crime market on that,” he adds.
