Senate committee urges delayed cannabis legalization, that 20% of cannabis licences go to Indigenous peoples

By Cristin Schmitz ( May 3, 2018, 3:44 PM EDT) -- Senate committees are proposing major changes to the Liberal government’s cannabis bill, including delaying legalization of recreational cannabis for up to a year, reserving “at least 20 per cent” of cannabis production licences to Indigenous groups and making the proposed criminal prohibitions and penalties less onerous for youths....