Cannabis Act (Canada)
The ''Cannabis Act'' (, also known as Bill C-45) is a law which legalized recreational cannabis use in Canada in combination with its companion legislation An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances), Bill C-46, ''An Act to Amend the Criminal Code''. The law is a milestone in the legal history of cannabis in Canada, alongside the 1923 prohibition. The bill was passed by the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons in late November 2017, and in the Senate of Canada, Senate on June 7, 2018, and the House accepted some Senate amendments and sent the bill back to the Senate on June 18. The Senate then passed the final version of the bill on June 19, and it received Royal Assent on June 21. Canada is the second country in the world to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide after Cannabis in Uruguay, Uruguay. History leading up to act The Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party proposed legalization in 2012, and it was a major campaign platform for Ju ...
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