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Canada Finally Has A Timeline For Legal Weed

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7/1 blaze it.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make good on his promise to legalize recreational marijuana by July 1, 2018, according to CBC News.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make good on his promise to legalize recreational marijuana by July 1, 2018, according to CBC News.

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Citing an anonymous senior government official, the report says the Liberal government will announce legislation next month, just in time for 4/20.

Legalizing marijuana was a key campaign promise from the party during the 2015 election and Trudeau established a task force to examine the issue.

A report released by the task force last December gave a series of recommendations, including letting provinces set a legal age for consumption.

A report released by the task force last December gave a series of recommendations, including letting provinces set a legal age for consumption.

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The reports recommendations include:

  • Setting a national minimum age of 18, but giving provinces and territories the ability to match their legal age for alcohol, which is 19 in most provinces.
  • Placing severe restrictions on pot advertising, matching the strict rules for tobacco promotion.
  • Limiting people to 30 grams of cannabis for personal use in public.
  • Limiting people who grow their own weed to four pot plants.

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