Canadian Senate passes bill C-45(Marijuana legalization)

[IdahoCBR]

The Canadian senate passed Bill C-45 that legalizes recreational marijuana country wide. It passed by a vote of 56-30. Unfortunately, the bill had nearly 4 dozen amendments placed on it, some that allows Provinces to ban personal cultivation(bill says 4 plants per household) as well as stringent restrictions on advertising for Cannabis companies. Because of the amendments, the bill will head back to the House of Commons to approve, reject or modify the amendments. It will then head back to the Senate for another vote.

IIRC, Canada was the first G7 or G20 Nation that legalized medicinal marijuana back in 2001. They are quickly moving towards being the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational marijuana.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...to-vote-on-pot-legalization-bill-tonight.html

I say bravo! to our neighbors up North and so does my Roth IRA and brokerage account lol. Im glad that people and their governments are starting to realize the medicinal benefits of Cannabis, as well as recognizing the draconian prohibition laws that have been in place for decades are not working.

Unfortunately for the US, Canadian licensed producers are moving quick and expanding into markets in Europe and Australia for medicinal uses. So from a business standpoint, the longer the US drags its feet on the issue, there will be less market share to capitalize on.

 

[irish_thug]

4 Plants per household? Interesting, last amendment was 2.

Once this goes through a lot of mutherfuckers are going to lose their drivers licenses. Mark my words.

 

[High Altitude]

Go Canada!

 

[abiG]

Justin pisses me the fuck off, but good play here. Let's hope America takes note.

 

[bushman505]

Already legal in Alaska.

 

[Prutfis]

4 Plants per household? Interesting, last amendment was 2.

Once this goes through a lot of mutherfuckers are going to lose their drivers licenses. Mark my words.

With a proper setup thats 2kg pr harvest. Not bad.

 

[irish_thug]

Justin pisses me the fuck off, but good play here. Let's hope America takes note.

They really fucked up. Only dried MJ is going to be legal, hash, oil, eddibles, etc. all still illegal.

 

[IdahoCBR]

They really fucked up. Only dried MJ is going to be legal, hash, oil, eddibles, etc. all still illegal.

Do you have a source for that? I've tried looking up the bill but it seems to be from the House readings back in November. I did find this but im not sure of its legitimacy:

http://www.marijuanalaws.ca/cannabis-act-bill-c-45.html

Coming Into Force

Q8. What will an adult in Canada be allowed to do upon the coming into force of the Cannabis Act?

Upon coming into force of the Cannabis Act, adults in Canada will be allowed to legally engage in the following activities:

• Purchase fresh or dried cannabis, cannabis oil, plants and seeds for cultivation from either a provincially or territorially regulated retailer, or where this option is not available, directly from a federally licensed producer;
  
• Possess up to 30 grams of dried legal cannabis or equivalent in public;
  
• Share up to 30 grams or equivalent of legal cannabis and legal cannabis products with other adults;
  
• Cultivate up to 4 plants not exceeding a height of 1 metre in their own residence (4 plants total per household); and
  
• Alter cannabis at home in order to prepare varying types of cannabis products (e.g., edibles) for personal use provided that no dangerous organic solvents are used in the process.

Q9. Will the sale of cannabis edibles be permitted?

Designing an appropriate regulatory system for cannabis edibles is a complex undertaking and there are unique potential health risks and harms that need to be carefully understood before the development and coming into force of these regulations.

For this reason, the Government of Canada will need to take an appropriate amount of time to develop, and implement regulations that will result in safe edible products eventually coming to market.

As such, it is the Government's intention that, upon coming into force of the Act, only dried and fresh cannabis, cannabis oil as well as seeds and plants for personal cultivation will be made available for legal purchase.

Following the coming into force of the Cannabis Act, the Government will develop and publish regulations - in line with the Task Force recommendation - to permit the sale of edible products.

Once regulatory oversight for these products - such as measures to protect public health and safety, standardized serving sizes and potency, child-resistant packaging requirements, and standardized health warnings - has been developed and put in place, it is the intention of the Government to allow edibles to be sold.

I wouldnt think they would prohibit oils and edibles as those can be the best forms of consuming Cannabis with minimal THC content.

EDIT: I did find this article that states that legislation covering concentrates and edibles will be rolled out in a year or so.

https://hightimes.com/news/canada-holds-historic-vote-federal-cannabis-legalization-today/

 

[irish_thug]

Do you have a source for that? I've tried looking up the bill but it seems to be from the House readings back in November. I did find this but im not sure of its legitimacy:

http://www.marijuanalaws.ca/cannabis-act-bill-c-45.html



I wouldnt think they would prohibit oils and edibles as those can be the best forms of consuming Cannabis with minimal THC content.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/cannabis-legalization

The only this that gets mentioned is dried cannabis. The lack of language legalizing anything else implies that it remains covered under the CDSA.

 

[SammyPops]

4 Plants per household? Interesting, last amendment was 2.

Once this goes through a lot of mutherfuckers are going to lose their drivers licenses. Mark my words.

There is going to be lots of unintended consequences. I'm concerned for the undergrad age kdis whose brains are still developing, living away from home for the first time .... a lot are going to get themselves in trouble.

Its kind of a no-win, b/c stuff liek weed and whores should not be illegal as it just causes more problems. Ah, fuck it ... I'm just happy I can buy beer at Loblaws.

 

[Deleted member 457759]

Only those corrupt liberals could take something as positive as marijuana legalization and taint it by destroying any possibility of the free market creating a robust industry.

 

[Wet Blanket]

They really fucked up. Only dried MJ is going to be legal, hash, oil, eddibles, etc. all still illegal.

Just to start. Everything will be legal eventually. Plus you can easily find those things anyway or make them yourself.

 

[Wet Blanket]

There is going to be lots of unintended consequences. I'm concerned for the undergrad age kdis whose brains are still developing, living away from home for the first time .... a lot are going to get themselves in trouble.

Its kind of a no-win, b/c stuff liek weed and whores should not be illegal as it just causes more problems. Ah, fuck it ... I'm just happy I can buy beer at Loblaws.

You think kids weren't using it because it was illegal?

Plus, they are already destroying themselves with alcohol, which is way more dangerous IMO.

 

[SammyPops]

You think kids weren't using it because it was illegal?

Plus, they are already destroying themselves with alcohol, which is way more dangerous IMO.

Of curse tehy were using, but its pretty well excepted that use will increase when legal, no?

 

[HereticBD]

4 Plants per household? Interesting, last amendment was 2.

Once this goes through a lot of mutherfuckers are going to lose their drivers licenses. Mark my words.

Oh' yeah. DUI's are gonna skyrocket.

 

[irish_thug]

Just to start. Everything will be legal eventually. Plus you can easily find those things anyway or make them yourself.

Find them or make them sure. That has nothing to do with legality. It's also a boat load of lost tax revenue.

 

[TheTimeIsNotNow]

RIP Canada

 

[salamander]

They really fucked up. Only dried MJ is going to be legal, hash, oil, eddibles, etc. all still illegal.

That's like legalizing beer, but criminalizing wine, meade, and liquers because safety and stuff.

Trying to unfuck this country while pogoing on a giant dildo, smdh

 

[Wet Blanket]

Of curse tehy were using, but its pretty well excepted that use will increase when legal, no?

Probably s

Find them or make them sure. That has nothing to do with legality. It's also a boat load of lost tax revenue.

Yeah for sure.

I think leaving them out was to make legislation simpler / faster.

It will come.

 

[JJSBUR]

How many people use this stuff?