The Liberal-dominated health committee has changed the government’s marijuana legalization bill so edible cannabis products will be legal for sale in Canada within a year after the legislation comes into force.
Bill C-45 was amended at committee stage Tuesday to include edibles containing cannabis and cannabis concentrates to be sold for recreational use — an issue which has become a political flash point between the NDP and the Liberals.
A number of witnesses who testified before the committee had warned that not including edibles would leave a popular product available to Canadians only on the black market.
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