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  2. Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory - Wikipedia

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    Proposed new laws in the province included limiting adults to carrying 30 grams (1 oz) of cannabis (with no limit inside the home), and requiring that cannabis in the home be stored in a locked container or room. Smoking cannabis will be banned in public places. [58] All of the plans and rules had been finalized by early October 2018.

  3. Cannabis in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis in Canada is legal for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Cannabis was originally prohibited in 1923 until medicinal use of cannabis was legalized nationwide under conditions outlined in the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations issued by Health Canada, which regulated medical cannabis effective 30 July 2001, and was later superseded by the Access to Cannabis for Medical ...

  4. Cannabis Act - Wikipedia

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    The Cannabis Act [a] (French: Loi sur le cannabis, also known as Bill C-45) is a law which legalized recreational cannabis use in Canada in combination with its companion legislation Bill C-46, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code. [2] The law is a milestone in the legal history of cannabis in Canada, alongside the 1923 prohibition.

  5. Legal history of cannabis in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court dismissed their appeals. On the issue of the criminal law power, the Court unanimously concluded that the federal criminal law power included the power to criminalize marihuana. The Court split, 6–3, on the Charter issues. Speaking for the majority, Justices Gonthier and Binnie found no infringement of any of the Charter ...

  6. Court in Canadian province blocks new laws against public use ...

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    The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction ...

  7. Drug policy of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian model is based on the American drug court system, which aimed to reduce prison overcrowding after it was found that up to three-quarters of the prison population growth could be attributed to drug offenders. One example of a Canadian drug court is found in Toronto, where one has been operating since 1998. Of the 284 drug offenders ...

  8. Controlled Drugs and Substances Act - Wikipedia

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    The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (French: Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances) is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996 under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's government, it repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drugs Act, and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of precursors.

  9. Supreme Court takes up how to keep kids from lewd content ...

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    The high court on Wednesday will consider a challenge to one of those laws: Texas’ requirement that websites verify users are 18 or over if at least one-third of the site’s content is sexual ...