Bill C-45: a characteristically Canadian model of cannabis reform

The Canadian model of cannabis reform is focused on improving public health and protecting our kids. It will be constrained, conservative, and reflective of middle-ground Canadian values.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is the lead minister on the legalization of marijuana. After 45-years of research and reflection it’s clear that Canada has taken its time. Colorado had only 14 months to design and launch a new legal cannabis regime. Canada’s fully developed model will spend the same amount of time just being scrutinized by both Houses of Parliament, writes Senator Tony Dean. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR TONY DEAN

May 7, 2018

PARLIAMENT HILL—Canada is on track to legalize and strictly regulate cannabis some time in the next few months. This is not without controversy, but we are not going to see the sort of Wild West model that unfolded rapidly in Colorado and other U.S. states. The Canadian model of cannabis reform ...

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