The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos PC, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development & Liberal Member of Parliament for 24059 Québec (Quebec)
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(Quebec) The legalization of marijuana in Canada will certainly generate revenues, but that is not the main objective of the Trudeau government, provides the new member for Quebec, Jean-Yves Duclos.
“The pricing of cannabis somewhat resembles that of alcohol and tobacco. This is a property that is consumed that can generate revenue from sales taxes. It is likely that legalize this market will generate revenue […], but what tax rate will be applied? Who will go to these recipes, I have no idea, “says economist of Laval University, tipped to occupy an economic character role in the Liberal cabinet.
He has not made an estimate of the income that could generate the legalization of drugs. Instead, it uses the figure of $ 5 billion in five years forward by the Green Party. “The current system gives us zero. So it would be between 0 and $ 5 billion, but where exactly, I have no idea, “he adds. For example, the first US state to legalize marijuana, Colorado, collected between 1 July 2014 and 30 June last $ 70 million in taxes, far exceeding its revenues in taxes on alcohol amounted to 42 $ millions.
But anyway, says Jean-Yves Duclos, the Liberal concern is not financial. “This is not the main goal [of generating income]. The main objective is to protect the health of our children, the welfare of those who choose to use cannabis. ”
It recognizes that the task is not small. “How to set up a system that legalizes marijuana to achieve these goals? This is an important issue that requires a lot of listening and collaboration with provinces and municipalities, “he argues. Mr. Duclos recalled that the issue goes beyond the field of taxation since there are “major concerns related to health” as opposed to the sale of common consumer goods such as food and shoes.
“We’ll probably go progressively respecting the concerns that are still present among citizens,” says Duclos. According to him, there are still many people who do not understand the benefits of legalizing cannabis for the community. A work of “alertness and awareness” is necessary for that purpose, supports the new politician.
MARIJUANA: HEALTH BEFORE PROFITS
magictr | October 25, 2015
http://stopru.org/marijuana-health-before-profits/8279
We, the undersigned, Citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to establish an independent, fully-empowered Royal Commission into the health, social and economic costs associated with the legalization of Cannabis use including costs associated with prohibition, discrimination, organized crime, political favouritism and corruption.
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