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Oct 11, 2023 · THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck. Five years after Canada's move to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, researchers say the policy's impact has had mixed success on public health goals and ...
Apr 13, 2017 · April 13, 2017. OTTAWA — Fulfilling a campaign pledge, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation on Thursday to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Canada. Many nations have ...
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Oct 10, 2023 · More than a quarter of Canadian adults — 27 per cent — say they use cannabis, up from 22 per cent in 2017, said author Benedikt Fischer, an adjunct professor at the Centre for Applied Research ...
Mar 21, 2024 · In 2018, the Government of Canada introduced the Cannabis Act, which put into place a legal framework that takes a comprehensive public health approach to cannabis. The Cannabis Act is designed to protect the health and safety of Canadians while keeping cannabis out of the hands of youth and profits out of the hands of organized crime.
Sep 22, 2022 · The pros, cons and unknowns of legal cannabis in Canada 3 years later A third of recent cannabis users say they have driven while high: government survey Only 484 marijuana pardons have been ...
Oct 24, 2021 · 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.
Sep 22, 2022 · Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced the launch of the legislative review of the Cannabis Act. The objective of the Cannabis Act is twofold. First, it aims to protect the health and safety of Canadians ...
