Bill C-45 an Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts (the Cannabis Act) was introduced in the House of Commons on April 13, 2017.
Find answers to your questions about the proposed Cannabis Act.
- General
- Legislative Design
- Coming Into Force
- Personal Cultivation
- Cannabis for Medical Purposes
- Protecting Youth
- Provinces, Territories and Municipalities
- Production
- Offences and Penalties
- International Obligations
- Workplace
- Industrial Hemp
General
- Q1. Why doesn’t the Government of Canada decriminalize cannabis for the interim period between introduction and when the proposed legislation comes into force?