CANADIANS WANT TO HAVE THEIR POT AND EAT IT, TOO

Many Canadians would sample a pot brownie if and when the government gets around to allowing their sale, a new study suggests. The report by Halifax-based Dalhousie University — released Tuesday with preliminary results provided to the Financial Post — shows that 68 per cent of people agreed or strongly agreed with legalizing recreational cannabis. Another 45.8 per cent agreed they would buy “marijuana-infused food products” if they hit the Canadian market, and that 46.1 per cent would opt for “bakery products,” such as brownies or muffins. Ottawa is aiming to legalize recreational marijuana by next July, but has yet to introduce a plan for edibles, saying only that they “would be made available for purchase once appropriate rules for their production and sale are developed.”