Protecting the health and safety of Canadians remains our top priority

By legalizing, strictly regulating, and restricting access to cannabis, we are better protecting the health and safety of Canadians and seeking to displace the illegal market.

A cannabis user lights up on Parliament Hill on April 20, 2018. Reliable and evidence-based information is essential to achieving the government’s objective of protecting public health and safety when it comes to legal marijuana, writes minister Bill Blair. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BORDER SECURITY AND ORGANIZED CRIME REDUCTION MINISTER BILL BLAIR

January 16, 2019

On Oct. 17, 2018, after extensive consultations with Canadians, study and input from Parliamentarians, and close collaboration with other levels of government, Indigenous organizations, experts and stakeholders, the government of Canada brought the Cannabis Act into force. The legislation delivers o...

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