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The fledgling B.C. NDP government has decided how it will deal with the looming legalization of marijuana: continue talking it to death.

Dispensary owners, illegal producers, consumers, patients, parents — Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth explained Monday that everyone’s opinion is being sought because “one size does not fit all” and “we need to get it right.”

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Until four o’clock on the Day of the Dead, Nov. 1, Farnworth says anyone can participate in a new province-wide conversation on pot — the minimum age, personal possession limits, public consumption, drug-impaired driving, personal cultivation, distribution, retail models …

It’s all on the table.

“We want to hear from as many people as possible about how we can best protect our kids, keep our roads safe and lock criminals out of the non-medical cannabis industry,” he told a packed meeting room at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in downtown Vancouver. “Public engagement is crucial.”