Canada Pot Legislation

• 3 years since Canada legalized pot, some communities still can’t access it

  More than three years after the legalization of cannabis, municipal bans on pot retailers have left many communities across Canada without a brick-and-mortar source.

  Cannabis

  Dec 12, 2021
  
• 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
  
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• Commentary: Is pot just another cash cow for Ontario?

  Will the provincial government use pot as merely another form of revenue generation, again forgetting about Ontarians' best interests?

  Apr 14, 2017
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• Nova Scotia will be ready to start selling marijuana within federal timeline: McNeil

  Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says the province will be ready to start selling marijuana legally within the time frame set out by the federal government.

  Health

  Apr 13, 2017
• How marijuana will be taxed remains unclear

  Bill Morneau says the Liberal government has not decided how to tax marijuana, but is instead focused on making sure it stays out of the hands of children and criminals.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2017
• Pot stocks get high(er) after reports of timeline for legalization

  Cannabis companies' saw a jump in their stock prices Monday after reports that the Liberal government was planning to announce legislation for legalizing marijuana within a month.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2017
• Canada to legalize pot by July 1, 2018: report

  The Liberal government is set to announce legislation next month that would legalize recreational pot by July 1, 2018.

  Politics

  Mar 27, 2017