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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
Mar 21, 2024 · The Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples (the Standing Senate Committee) published a report on the implementation of the Cannabis Act and its effects on Indigenous Peoples, and recommended that Indigenous Services Canada cover cannabis for medical purposes under the Non-Insured Health Benefits program.
Oct 16, 2023 · Cannabis use continued to change from 2018 to 2020. By 2021, the rates of past-year cannabis use stabilized across Canada, although regional rate differences remain. Cannabis use also differs by age and increased for most age groups. Access to legal cannabis increased since the Cannabis Act came into force.
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- 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...
Oct 24, 2021 · Industry seeks changes. 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 ...
Oct 17, 2018 · Criminal Justice. Cannabis Laws and Regulations. Cannabis Legalization and Regulation. Cannabis is now legal. The Cannabis Act creates a strict legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada. The Act aims to accomplish 3 goals: keep cannabis out of the hands of youth.
Oct 10, 2023 · There were 105,000 hospitalizations for cannabis over a seven-year period from January 2015 through March 2021, the report says. One-third were among people aged 15 to 24, while nearly 70,000, or ...
