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A federal task force report was published in December 2016 to inform bills C-45 (An Act Respecting Cannabis), and C-46 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code). Both bills received royal assent on June 21, 2018. Cannabis will be legal in Canada on October 17, 2018.

• Evidence Briefs
  • Is cannabis safe to use? Facts for youth aged 13–17 years.
  • Is cannabis safe to use? Facts for young adults aged 18–25 years.
  • Does cannabis use increase the risk of developing psychosis or schizophrenia?
  • Is cannabis safe during preconception, pregnancy and breastfeeding?
  • Is cannabis addictive?
• Cannabis in Canada
  • What you need to know about cannabis
  • Cannabis and the border
  • Cannabis impairment
  • What industry needs to know about cannabis
• A Framework for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada
• Introduction of the Cannabis Act: Questions and Answers
• The Cannabis Act in the Senate
• Status of Cannabis Laws in Canada: What you need to know
• Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis (closed consultation)
• The Price of Cannabis in Canada
• Bill C-45: An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts
• Bill C-46: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
• Brazeau Seller Law: Adult Offences Under the Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c.16

Date modified: 2018-10-02

Last modified: February 26, 2018