“A Canadian company can sell cocaine, but certainly not on the open market”

Trudeau wonders how the misunderstanding happened. The companies were allowed to sell cocaine to pharmacies or hospitals, and certainly not “to sell it commercially or to offer it on an open market”.

Limited rights

He added that the misunderstanding would be corrected. “There are limited and very limited rights for certain pharmaceutical companies to use this substance for research purposes and for very specific and narrowly prescribed medical purposes,” he explained.

Trudeau made the comments after BC Premier David Eby expressed horror at the companies’ claims. “I was as surprised as the premier of British Columbia was when I saw a company talking about selling or marketing cocaine on the open market,” Trudeau told reporters.

Overdose epidemic

One of the companies is life science company Sunshine Earth Labs. He was cleared to fight the overdose epidemic in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He has already killed thousands of people.

Sunshine Earth Labs may legally possess, manufacture, sell and distribute coca leaf and cocaine under license. This also applies to morphine, MDMA (ecstasy) and heroin.

In February, Adastra Labs obtained a similar license. Until then, this company had focused on the manufacture of cannabis extracts. Thanks to this license, Adastra Labs can now also produce and sell psilocybin and psilocin, more commonly known as magic mushrooms.