The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 21
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FEDS HINT AT LOW TAXES ON POT: There’s some good news for Canadian pot smokers. Finance Minister Bill Morneau is hinting that taxes on marijuana won’t be high. Morneau said Friday that he will be guided by one main goal: squeezing out the black market. And he is adamant that maximizing federal revenues is not, and will not be, the priority on pot, suggesting Ottawa favours keeping prices competitive against the street value in order to force the local pusher out of business.
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