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Canada Becomes the Second Nation to Legalize Cannabis

posted by mrpg on Thursday June 21 2018, @10:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the let's-bet-on-the-third dept.

takyon writes:

Canada becomes second nation in the world to legalize marijuana

Recreational marijuana use will soon be legal in Canada after the Senate passed a "historic" bill on Tuesday with a vote of 52-29. Canada is only the second country in the world -- and the first G7 nation -- to implement legislation to permit a nationwide marijuana market. In the neighboring US, nine states and the District of Columbia now allow for recreational marijuana use, and 30 allow for medical use.

Bill C-45, otherwise known as the Cannabis Act, stems from a campaign pledge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep marijuana away from underage users and reduce related crime. The act to legalize the recreational use of weed was first introduced on April 13, 2017, and was later passed at the House of Commons in November. The Senate passage of the bill was the final hurdle in the process.

Uruguay was the first country to legalize marijuana's production, sale and consumption in December 2013.

Also at CBC, BBC, NPR, Reuters, and The Guardian.

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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday June 21 2018, @02:54PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Thursday June 21 2018, @02:54PM (#696204)

    What's this "O Canada" business? I thought the real Canadian national anthem went more like this (with updated lyrics, of course, sorry Stan Rodgers):

    Oh the year was twenty-ten-and-eight
    How I wish I had those Fritos now!
    My buddy came back from the cannabis store
    With the worst kind of bud we ever scored

    Oh damn them all!
    I was told we'd get the best of American's dope
    We'd clean those bowls, share some cheer
    Now I'm a paranoid man on a Halifax pier
    Just smoking Barrett's pot with beers!

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    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
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