Marc Richardson: Quebec's cannabis legislation is a work in progress

“The bill is probably not perfect.”
That was what Lucie Charlebois, the provincial public health minister, had to say after Bill 157 was approved by MNAs. Never has imperfection sounded so perfect and never has everyone been so certain about uncertainty.
Why is an imperfect piece of legislation exactly what’s needed when it comes to cannabis? Well, actually, it’s not that the bill is imperfect, it’s that we’re admitting that this version of the law won’t