Everything Canadians Need To Know About Marijuana “Being Legal” In 2017

In a rather well-timed speech given at a Special Session of the UN General Assembly, Canada’s Health Minister Jane Philpott announced a federal legislation that will officially legalize cannabis will be put forward by next spring.

Yes, you heard that right, in a year’s time marijuana legalization will be one step closer to reality in Canada.

But don’t get the information twisted, because the Liberal government’s plan to create a new bill on legal marijuana for spring 2017 does not mean that cannabis will actually be legalized by that time.

A lot more work, preparation, and information needs to be gathered and prepared before the legislation is even written, not to mention the governmental processes that will follow once the bill is actually done.

Still, the UN announcement/speech made by Canada’s Health Minister is pretty important, heralding a fair amount of change in Canada. In order to make sure you’re completely in-the-know on the issue and everything that may come...

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