SUMA wants to see Saskatchewan’s cannabis legalization strategy

The group that represents Saskatchewan cities wants the provincial government to begin consultations on its cannabis legalization strategy.

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) said communities will be on the front lines of controlling cannabis production, sales and consumption.

READ MORE: Questions remain for local leaders around the legalization of marijuana

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SUMA President Gordon Barnhart said municipalities have to worry about where cannabis producers and retailers can set up shop and how to enforce bylaws.

But Barnhart said they can’t even begin some of that work until they know what kind of regulatory system the province will put in place.

The federal government plans to legalize the non-medical use of marijuana by next July and the province is in the midst of a review to see what that should look like.

The province said in the throne speech last week that it will introduce legislation to govern the sale and distribution of marijuana once the review is completed this fall.