Premier leaving marijuana debate to federal government

Sean Leslie, CKNW

Premier Christy Clark is rebuffing a call from a group of former B.C Attorneys-General to support the legalization of marijuana.

That call comes in a letter to both Clark and NDP leader Adrian Dix from Colin Gabelmann, Ujjal Dosanjh, Graeme Bowbrick and Geoff Plant.

"I am going to leave the marijuana debate to the federal government,” Clark said today. “It’s in their sole role, sole sphere of responsibility. So as a Premier I respect that former Attorneys-General have taken this stand, people who are outside of politics, but as a Premier I’m going to leave this to the federal government."

Clark did not answer when asked if she has smoked pot.

For former Attorneys-General say legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana would help reduce gang violence in Canada.