Canada Marijuana Legislation

• Trudeau says legal pot is coming ‘next summer,’ not necessarily July 1

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says "next summer," and not July 1, is the date cannabis will become legal across the country.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2017
  
• Canadians could pay at least $1 per gram in weed tax, plus GST: feds

  Anyone planning to purchase legal marijuana next year better be prepared to pay the taxman as well, to the tune of at least $1 for every gram -- plus GST.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2017
  
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• Store owner says effort is underway to create group representing Maritime cannabis dispensaries

  Maritime medical cannabis dispensary owners and other workers in the illicit side of the industry met in Halifax to discuss creating a not-for-profit group to present their concerns to provincial and federal governments, according to one store owner.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2017
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• Premiers to call for more information on marijuana legislation at summer meet

  The leaders of Canada's provinces and territories are set to compare notes on how to handle the rules when the federal government legalizes recreational use of cannabis next July.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2017
• Brian Pallister to push premiers to ask feds for extra year before pot legalized

  Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will push the nation’s other provincial leaders to ask the federal government to delay the legalization of marijuana by a year.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2017
• Ottawa sticks with pot deadline despite provincial concerns

  The Trudeau government is sticking with its deadline to legalize recreational marijuana, despite provincial fears that there's not enough time to address legal, social and health challenges.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2017
• Bill Morneau, provincial finance ministers to start deep dive on pot taxes

  The ministers are scheduled to start working on a "co-ordinated approach to the taxation of cannabis," says a news release from the office of federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2017
• Ottawa says roadside pot-testing devices worked well in pilot project

  The federal government says new pilot-project results suggest roadside testing devices can be successfully used to help detect drug-influenced driving - another milestone on the road to legalizing recreational marijuana use.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2017
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• Ottawa working to understand price of pot in fight against illegal marijuana trade

  Government officials are collecting data to arm themselves in the fight against organized crime's presence in the trade.

  Canada

  May 11, 2017
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• With legalization on the horizon New Brunswick establishes marijuana research chair

  The government says the position is believed to be the first of its kind in Canada

  Canada

  May 5, 2017