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Cannabis scores a date, tit-for-tat tariff troubles
27 minutes Posted Jun 21, 2018 at 5:27 pm.
It’s official — recreational cannabis will be allowed to hit store shelves this October. But will jurisdictions and producers have enough time to get everything in order? The C.D. Howe Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch
Then, UBC economist Werner Antweiler
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It’s official — recreational cannabis will be allowed to hit store shelves this October. But will jurisdictions and producers have enough time to get everything in order? The C.D. Howe Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch (
1:07) discusses supply, infrastructure and retail challenges the industry faces over the next 17 weeks.
Then, UBC economist Werner Antweiler (
14:18) discusses his concerns for the world economy amid escalating tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China. He explains how these measures are poised to slow global trade and put smaller countries like Canada in the crossfire while it navigates its own trade disputes with the U.S.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.