Source: Amanda Connolly, Global News, September 19, 2018
With less than a month to go before recreational cannabis is legal, the Canadian government wants to launch dual studies into how it is being sold on internet black markets and whether Canadians are more honest on social media than in formal surveys when it comes to how they use cannabis.
Both tenders were issued Wednesday morning and each sets out that the work done under them will go to Public Safety Canada as it works to come up with informational campaigns to prevent behaviours like driving while high and methods to better crack down on illicit online sales once the substance is legal on Oct. 17.
“The goal of this project is to examine Canadian social media sentiment toward cannabis legalization, with emphasis on public safety issues, such as driving after using cannabis,” the first tender states.
