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Oct 17, 2018 · 2018-10-17. On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, legalizing, strictly regulating and restricting access to cannabis in Canada. The Act implements a new comprehensive public health approach that will be more effective in protecting youth and keeping profits out of the pockets of criminals and organized crime.
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After extensive consultation with law enforcement, health and safety experts, and the hard work of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, the Government of Canada implemented a new legal framework that legalizes, strictly regulates and restricts access to cannabis.
October 17, 2018 - Ottawa, ON - Government of Canada
The old approach to cannabis did not work. It let criminals and organized crime profit, while failing to keep cannabis out of the hands of Canadian youth. In many cases, it has been easier for our kids to buy cannabis than cigarettes.
After extensive consultation with law enforcement, health and safety experts, and the hard work of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, the Government of Canada today implemented a new legal framework that legalizes, strictly regulates and restricts access to cannabis.
Adults who are 18 or 19 years of age and older, depending on the province or territory, can now legally possess and purchase up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or its equivalent from provincially or territorially authorized retailers. Possession of small amounts of cannabis is no longer a criminal offence.
The Cannabis Act will keep profits from going into the pockets of criminal organizations and street gangs. Additionally, the Government of Canada has created a new criminal offence to make it illegal to sell cannabis to a minor and added significant penalties for those who engage young Canadians in cannabis-related offences.
“The Government of Canada is committed to keeping cannabis out of the hands of youth and keeping profits from criminals and organized crime. While we still have a lot of work to do, we are confident that the more than two years of work that went into this process have resulted in legislation that will help us achieve our public health and safety objectives.”
The Honourable Bill Blair
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction
“The implementation of this progressive public policy marks an important shift in our country’s approach to cannabis. With a strictly regulated market for adults, we will help keep cannabis out of the hands of youth and profits out of the pockets of criminals. Along with new laws and regulations on cannabis, our Government has also implemented stronger laws on drug- and alcohol-impaired driving. I am very proud that Canada now has one of the toughest impaired driving regimes in the world.”
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
•The Cannabis Act will better protect the health and safety of Canadians by keeping cannabis out of the hands of youth and profits out of the hands of criminals and organized crime.
•With the coming into force of the Cannabis Act, there are key facts that Canadians need to know:
•You must be of legal age (18 or 19 and older, depending on your province or territory) to legally buy, possess or use cannabis.
•The Cannabis Act includes strict penalties for selling or providing cannabis to youth under the legal age.
•Adults of legal age can possess up to 30 grams of dried legal cannabis or equivalent in non-dried form in public.
•Legal cannabis has an excise stamp appearing in different colours for each province and territory on product labels.
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