The government of Ontario, Canada, pledged $31 million to an agency responsible for fighting the illicit cannabis market in the province.
The $31 million investment for the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Teams (PJFCET) would be made over three years, the StratCann news outlet reported, citing Ontario’s 2024 budget papers.
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The government said the money would allow the PJFCET to “respond to the challenge of illegal online operators and crack down further on the production, sale and distribution of illegal cannabis in the online and offline space,” according to StratCann.
The investment follows a motion passed by the Toronto City Council earlier this year asking the province to review the Provincial Cannabis Control Act, 2017 “to ensure the effective regulations and enforcement
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