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Mar 21, 2024 · Emphasizing the need for regular reviews of the Cannabis Act. Section 151.1 of the Cannabis Act (the Act) only requires the Minister to cause a single review and does not mandate any future reviews of the implementation or administration of this important piece of legislation.
- 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 · This table displays the results of Data table for chart 7 2018, 2019 and 2020, calculated using percent of cannabis consumers units of measure (appearing as column headers). 2018 2019 2020; percent of cannabis consumers; Grown by the user or another person: 8.0 Data table for chart 7 Note ‡ 9.0 Data table for chart 7 Note ‡ 14.2: Friends ...
Oct 24, 2021 · 3 years after weed legalization, Ontario man still can't enter U.S. due to 20-year-old pot charge. While there are indications marijuana consumption has gone up, criminal convictions for cannabis ...
Sep 22, 2022 · The federal government said the Cannabis Act was brought in to displace the illegal market and to protect the health of Canadians. Progress toward both of those goals will also be examined by the ...
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.
