Cannabis is permitted for both leisure and therapeutic use in Canada.

On October 17, 2018, the federal Marijuana Act went into force, making Canada the world’s second state, following Uruguay, to fully authorize the growing, ownership, purchasing, and usage of marijuana and its metabolites.

The Cannabis Act establishes a tight statutory framework for regulating cannabis cultivation, supply, sale, and ownership across the country.

The Act intends to achieve the following objectives:

• Keep marijuana hard to be accessed by children and out of traffickers’ coffers.
• Enabling grownups’ access to legal marijuana will safeguard the public welfare.

As of October 17, 2018, what is authorized?

People who are 18 years of age or older, according to provincial or territorial regulations, are legally authorized to:

Carry up to 30 grams of legalized marijuana publicly, either dried or comparable in non-dry condition; consume up to 30 grams of legalized marijuana with other folks.

• People can acquire dried or fresh hemp and marijuana oil from a provincially approved shop in Canadian provinces without a controlled retail system or purchase marijuana electronically from legally authorized growers. E.g. Online Dispensary Canada.

The Cannabis Law’s ownership guidelines focus on dried cannabis. Equivalents for various marijuana products were created to determine their ownership threshold.

A gram of parched marijuana is the same as:

• 0.005 kilos of raw marijuana
• 0.5 ounces of substance that can be eaten
• 2.5 ounces of liquid substance
• One hemp seedling

Regulations on age

Various provisions in the Cannabis Act effectively prevent minors from obtaining marijuana. Encompassing both age limits and prohibitions on weed commercialization.

It is illegal to sell or offer weed to anyone below eighteen. There are two criminal offenses involving the distribution of cannabis to minors, both of which carry an approximate imprisonment term of 14 years in prison:

• Supplying or selling weed to minors committing a cannabis-related crime with the help of a child.
• Advertising and inducement are limited.

The Federal Legislation works to deter young people from using cannabis by banning:

• Packaging or labeling weed in a manner that is attractive to kids, selling marijuana using self-service exhibits, or vending machines advertising cannabis, other than in limited instances where youths would not be able to see the advertisement. Not adhering to these restrictions can lead to a penalty equivalent to $5 million or three years in prison.

Keeping the public safe

The law safeguards public health by establishing stringent compliance with regulatory requirements. F

urthermore, more work is being done to improve the general knowledge about safety precautions and possible health dangers.

The regulatory system is overseen by the government, where they establish severe rules for marijuana growers and manufacturers…