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Approved Drug Screening Equipment Order. Proposed Approach to Cost Recovery for the Regulation of Cannabis. 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
Current status of cannabis laws in Canada; Statement on...
- Impaired Driving
National Impaired Driving Prevention Week The Government of...
- Regulations Under The Cannabis Act
- Minimizing Harms to Protect Canadians
- Education and Awareness to Support Informed Choices
- Progress Toward Establishing A Responsible Supply Chain
- Evidence and Trends
- Protecting Public Safety
- Access to Cannabis For Medical Purposes
- Engaging Indigenous Partners to Assess Impacts of Legalization
Minimizing harms associated with cannabis use is at the centre of the Government's objectives in pursuing a system of legal, regulated access to cannabis. The Cannabis Actintroduces a suite of public health and public safety controls aimed at providing Canadians with evidence-based information to support informed decision-making, restricting youth ...
Cannabis education and awareness is fundamental in achieving the public health and public safety objectives of the Cannabis Act. Federal public education and awareness activities have focused on providing youth and young adults, marginalized populations, Indigenous peoples and communities, and other populations at increased risk of experiencing har...
State of the legal cannabis market
Canada's approach to the legalization of cannabis was predicated on the establishment of a legal cannabis marketplace capable of providing adult Canadians with access to a quality-controlled supply of a diverse range of products. Oversight of the cannabis supply chain is a shared responsibility across federal and provincial and territorial governments, with involvement from industry, municipalities and other stakeholders. The federal government regulates the production of cannabis, while prov...
Home cultivation
Apart from the commercially-produced products available to adults in provincially and territorially authorized retailers, home cultivation provides an alternative means for adults to legally access cannabis. The Cannabis Actpermits home cultivation, propagation and harvesting of no more than four plants per dwelling-house. There is no federal limit to how much cannabis (obtained from the plant or other legal source) an adult can store at home, and adults are permitted to share limited quantit...
Collectively, the legal cannabis industry has been successful in providing adult consumers with consistent and reliable access to cannabis products. The expansion of available product classes, as well as ongoing growth in the number of licence holders and retail access points across Canada has provided adult consumers with access to a broad range o...
Canada's approach to legalization includes a broad range of measures designed to protect public safety and to penalize those who operate outside the legal market, while at the same time reducing the burden on the criminal justice system. While the Cannabis Actprovides strict penalties for serious cannabis offences, provisions are in place to divert...
Prior to the coming into force of the Cannabis Act, activities such as the possession, production and distribution of cannabis were generally prohibited in Canada. However, successive court rulings dating back to the late 1990s have recognized that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedomsaffords individuals the right to reasonable access to cann...
As highlighted in the Final report of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, successful implementation of the government's approach to the legalization of cannabis requires a commitment to work in an ongoing partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and communities. Provincial and territorial officials who met wi...
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Oct 16, 2023 · Data table for figure 1 Table summary This table displays the results of Data table for figure 1. The information is grouped by Cannabis use by province (appearing as row headers), Percentage of Canadians 15 years and older who consumed cannabis in the three months preceding the survey , Fourth quarter 2020, Change in percentage points from first quarter 2019 (after legalization) and Change ...
Dec 23, 2021 · 1-866-225-0709. Drug use Health Canada Canada Drug and health products Science, research and data media scientists news releases Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos. Date modified: 2021-12-23. Today, Health Canada published the results of its 2021 Canadian Cannabis Survey (CCS). Health Canada has conducted the Canadian Cannabis Survey every year since 2017.
Oct 16, 2023 · Released: 2023-10-16. On October 17, 2023, it will have been five years since cannabis was legalized for non-medical use, production and sale in Canada, making Canada the first major industrialized country to provide legal and regulated access to cannabis for non-medical purposes. To measure the social, health and economic impacts of legalized ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Some industry players called for reform because the excise tax formula was set at a time when the price was much higher than it is today. Footnote 35 At current cannabis prices, the excise tax is a substantial burden. Industry representatives also questioned whether the excise tax is serving its intended purpose of moderating consumption, given ...
Oct 24, 2021 · City of Winnipeg moves toward new rules on medical cannabis grow operations. 3 years after weed legalization, Ontario man still can't enter U.S. due to 20-year-old pot charge. While there are ...
