‘Behind in our preparation:’ Nunavut rushing to meet pot deadline
IQALUIT, Nunavut — With marijuana legalization only months away, members of Nunavut’s new government are finally discussing how the territory will handle the change.
“We do feel behind in our preparation,” said Dan Carlson, Nunavut’s deputy minister of finance.
The territory had an election in the fall and, because of its consensus-style government, little could be done until new members met and laid out an agenda for the new legislature session — a meeting that doesn’t begin until Monday.
“Bad timing,” said Carlson.