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| Canada legalises recreational cannabis use | |
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| Canada has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. | Canada has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. |
| The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold. | The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold. |
| Canadians will be able to buy and consume the drug legally as early as this September. | Canadians will be able to buy and consume the drug legally as early as this September. |
| The country is the first in the G7 to legalise the drug's recreational use. | The country is the first in the G7 to legalise the drug's recreational use. |
| Cannabis possession first became a crime in Canada in 1923 but medical use has been legal since 2001. | |
| The bill will likely receive Royal Assent this week, and the government will then choose an official date when the law will come into force. | |
| It is expected to give the provinces and territories, as well as municipalities, eight to 12 weeks to set up the new marijuana marketplace. | |
| This timeframe will also allows industry and police forces to prepare for the new legal framework. | |
| How will legal marijuana in Canada work? | |
| It is likely that by mid-September, Canadians will be able to buy cannabis and cannabis oil grown by licensed producers at various retail locations. | |
| They will also be allowed to purchase plants and seeds from regulated retailers. | |
| Canadians across the country will be able to order marijuana online from federally licensed producers. | |
| Adults will be able to possess up to 30 grams (1 ounce) of dried cannabis in public. | |
| Edibles, or cannabis-infused foods, will not be immediately available for purchase but will be within a year of the bill coming into force. The delay is meant to give the government time to set out regulations specific to those products. | |
| The minimum legal age to buy and consume marijuana has been set federally at 18, but some provinces have chosen to set it at 19. |