OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is 'as surprised as' British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine.
VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was"as surprised as" British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine.
This comes as a second B.C. company says it is now licensed to produce, sell and distribute cocaine, as well as opium and MDMA, also known as ecstasy. The federal agency says Adastra's licence is for"scientific and medical purposes only," and licensees can only sell to others who are licensed to possess the substance.
"I was as surprised as the premier of British Columbia was to see that a company was talking about selling cocaine on the open market or commercializing it," he said, adding that Adastra's licence was"not a permission to sell it commercially or to provide it on an open market." Adastra Labs said Health Canada approved its licence amendment to produce, sell and distribute cocaine on Feb. 17.
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