The legalization of weed in Canada took a big step forward this week. Marijuana will soon be legal for recreational purposes.
The Liberal government's act to legalize and regulate weed cleared its final legislative hurdle last night when the Senate voted 52-29 in favour of passing Bill C-45.
The bill now awaits royal ascent, meaning that a representative for the Queen of England must literally nod his head in approval before we get high and sell weed (lol.) This is expected to happen as soon as Wednesday afternoon.
The Trudeau government is not releasing a legalization date just yet. It had promised to make pot fully legal 2-3 months after the bill receives royal assent #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/PbDvTfTSby
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) June 20, 2018
Retail sales of cannabis products were long meant to begin on July 1, but the timeline was recently been pushed back to give Senators more review time.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government said this morning in a press conference that marijuana will be made fully legal in Canada within the next 2-3 months.
An official legalization date will be set and announced after royal ascent is received.
Parliamentary secretary Bill Blair told reporters this morning that Trudeau himself will make the announcement this afternoon during a news conference at 4:30 p.m.
by Lauren O'Neil via blogTO
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