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With lucrative legal cannabis edibles on the horizon, Calgary officials have renewed their calls for a bigger slice of the pot revenue pie.

A report going to the city’s intergovernmental affairs committee Thursday recommends the city use a public consultation period on edibles regulation to press for more funds from Ottawa and the province to cover a forecast $6.6-million shortfall in dealing with local cannabis issues.

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While the province has given the city $3.84 million to help cover enforcement and regulation costs through 2019, city officials say they expect those expenses to reach $10.44 million by the end of this year.

“We’re picking up the tab for the provincial government at a time when we’re facing an economic downturn,” said committee member Coun. George Chahal.

He said expenses ranging from impaired-driving enforcement to bylaw and health regulation are downloaded by other governments onto a city that had no hand in legalizing marijuana.