Government to Unveil Marijuana Legislation on Thursday: Here’s What We’re Reading

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. Provinces will have right to decide how pot is distributed and sold

“The federal government will be in charge of making sure the country’s marijuana supply is safe and secure and Ottawa will license producers. But the provinces will have the right to decide how the marijuana is distributed and sold. Provincial governments will also have the right to set price. While Ottawa will set a minimum age of 18 to buy marijuana, the provinces will have the option of setting a higher age limit if they wish.”

CBC News

2. Trump officials tell Russia to drop its support for Syria’s Assad

“Signaling the focus of talks that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is set to have in Moscow this week, officials said that Russia, in propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bears at least partial responsibility for Tuesday’s chemical attack on villagers in Idlib province.

“‘I hope Russia is thinking carefully about its continued alliance with Bashar al-Assad, because every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russia closer into some level of responsibility,’ Tillerson said on ABC’s ‘This Week.'”

Washington Post

+1: Kremlin says Putin won’t meet with Tillerson in Moscow on Wednesday – Business Insider

3. Housing affordability measures coming ‘very soon,’​ Wynne says

“A package of housing affordability measures that could have a swift impact on the hot Toronto-area housing market will be introduced “very soon,” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said Monday. Wynne wouldn’t provide further details on those measures, but she acknowledged the need for immediate relief at a time when the average price of a detached house in Toronto has surpassed the $1.5-million mark”

The Globe and Mail

4. When a reality-TV president orders a missile strike

“The media theorist Marshall McLuhan once argued that ‘every new technology necessitates a new war,’ a viewpoint that his critics say unfairly absolves humans from blame. But history has shown us that any technology that’s used to document human life will eventually be used to document death, too.”

The Atlantic

5. Canada, U.S., and Mexico launch joint World Cup bid

“They are seeking to host the first World Cup with an expanded 48-nation field. That’s double the size of the last World Cup in North America in 1994 when the U.S. was the only host.

“No rival bid has emerged for the 2026 tournament, which is due to be awarded by FIFA in 2020.”

Toronto Star