What Justin Trudeau can learn from the U.S. about legalizing marijuana

For Justin Trudeau, making the legalization of marijuana a key plank in his election platform was relatively easy. 

Now his government faces the complicated – and potentially controversial – task of regulating the distribution and sale.

These are not uncharted waters. A handful of American states have recently taken the plunge, and the experiences in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia provide examples of how marijuana sales could be introduced in Canada.

Some states have purchasing minimums, while others only limit how much an individual can possess. Some states have licensed retail dispensaries, but others only allow marijuana to be grown at home. A shop can sell magic brownies in some, but only the bud (or flower) of the cannabis plant in others.

Here’s what legalized marijuana currently looks like in the United States:

Where is marijuana legal? In December 2012, both Washington and Colorado made recreational marijuana...

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