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As the federal government inches closer to legalizing recreational marijuana by next summer, it is still figuring out where to draw the line on how much previous criminal history should disqualify someone from taking a senior role in the industry.

In draft regulations released this week, the government proposes requiring everyone in “key positions” at licensed marijuana companies to hold a security clearance issued by the health minister’s office. But it’s also asking for feedback on whether people with “histories of non-violent, lower-risk criminal activity” should be allowed to pass security checks.

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Police forces have been urging the government to set up even tougher rules on security clearances than currently exist for medical marijuana licence holders.

“Health Canada’s security clearance processes do not go far enough to prevent the infiltration of organized crime in the medical marijuana industry,” said Rick Barnum, deputy commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police, in testimony to the Commons committee that studied the bill earlier this fall.