Canada’s Legalization of Marijuana Offers a Test Case for Other Countries
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Supply constraints and regulations will likely slow the retail rollout.
Canada became the largest country to legalize the recreational use of marijuana on Wednesday, a potentially watershed moment for a nascent cannabis industry that is banking on showing the drug can be safely regulated.
The first Group of Seven country to embrace legalization, Canada is joining eight U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and the small South American country of Uruguay. Its implementation here will likely serve as a test case for other Western governments considering an alternate approach to cannabis.
The country’s big push hasn’t been without some hiccups. There are widespread worries that a patchwork of retail regulations and a shortage of legal supply mean the black market won’t likely disappear soon.
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