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Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis. Date modified: 2022-09-22. Learn about the current status of canabis (marijuana) laws in Canada, and the work being done to legalize and regulate it.
- Regulations Under The Cannabis Act
On June 14, 2019, the Government of Canada announced new...
- Task Force on Cannabis Regulation
The consultation (now closed) related to the legalization,...
- Impaired Driving
National Impaired Driving Prevention Week The Government of...
- Regulations Under The Cannabis Act
- Cannabis Use Is Up
- Public Health Impact
- Challenges Ahead
- Industry Seeks Changes
On Oct. 17, 2018, cannabis became legal in all provinces and territories for adults 18 and over, making Canada just the second country to legalize recreational use of the drug. The Cannabis Act, introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, had a number of goals. Among them were to keep the drug out of the hands of youth, take profits a...
Russell Callaghan, a professor in the UBC Northern Medical Program at the University of Northern British Columbia, is researching the impacts of legalization on a range of public health indicators. He says research in that area is still in its early stages. What has stuck out to him so far, however, is that many of the concerns around legalized can...
Some experts caution it may be too early to call legalized marijuana an all-round success. "The research is still quite new, so there's a caveat there," Callaghan said of his work. Another goal of the Cannabis Act is to protect public health, and on that measure, rising consumption may bring new challenges. "When we see increases in rates of use, t...
Now that the third anniversary of legalization has come, the statutory review of the Cannabis Act is set to begin. The Cannabis Council of Canada (C3), which represents more than 700 licensed producers and processors of cannabis in Canada, has some policy changes it wants the government to make. In a report card on legalization released this week, ...
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- Message from the Panel. We are honoured to have been appointed by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions as the independent Expert Panel to conduct the legislative review of the Cannabis Act (the Act).
- Executive summary. The Cannabis Act (the Act) requires a review of the impact of the Act on public health and, in particular, on the health and consumption habits of young persons with respect to cannabis use, the impact of cannabis on Indigenous persons and communities, and the impact of the cultivation of cannabis plants in a dwelling-house.
- Introduction and summary of engagement process. The Cannabis Act (the Act) requires a review of the Act and its administration and operation 3 years after its coming into force.
- Overview of the cannabis framework. On October 17, 2018, Canada became the first major industrialized nation in the world to legalize and regulate cannabis when the Cannabis Act (the Act) and its regulations came into force.
Oct 16, 2023 · Background. By October 17, 2023, it will have been five years since cannabis was legalized for non-medical purposes in Canada. Cannabis use before legalization had been steadily increasing over the last 30 years. Cannabis use continued to change from 2018 to 2020.
Dec 23, 2021 · More than half of those who use cannabis choose to obtain it through a legal source. Fifty-three percent reported a legal storefront as their usual source, an increase from 41% in 2020, whereas 11% reported obtaining cannabis from a legal online source. The COVID-19 pandemic has had some impacts on cannabis use.
Apr 21, 2021 · This study spans three years—from before legalization to about two years after. It provides a picture of the law's impact on cannabis use and related behaviours given the more established legal cannabis industry better equipped to compete with the black market on price, convenience and selection.
Set a national minimum Yes. age of 18 The Cannabis Act set a national minimum age of 18. 19. Most provinces and territories opted to harmonize their minimum ages for cannabis and alcohol. This meant leaving the minimum age at 18 for AB and QC and raising it to 19 for BC, SK, ON, NB, NS, PEI, NL, YT, NT and NU.
