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Globe says Canopy, rivals hear legal pot faces delay
Globe says Canopy, rivals hear legal pot faces delay Globe says Canopy, rivals hear legal pot faces delay
2018-03-07 08:08 ET - In the News
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The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that the study of Ottawa's proposed law covering drug-impaired driving has been suspended for two months in the Senate. The Globe's Daniel LeBlanc writes that Conservative senators say recreational weed legalization should be delayed until the end of the year. The Trudeau government promised to bolster impaired-driving laws. To achieve its dual goal, the government introduced Bill C-45 to legalize weed at the same time as Bill C-46, which creates new drug-impaired-driving offences. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor has conceded the government will not meet its initial plan to have legal weed on sale before June 30. Ottawa revised its target date to late August or early September. Bill C-45 makes it clear cannabis will become legal at a date set by cabinet, not when the legislation passes. The Senate committee on legal affairs has yet to begin its clause-by-clause review of Bill C-46. The steering committee of the legal affairs committee has now decided to suspend its study of Bill C-46 until May. The Conservative Party has been arguing the federal government is proceeding too quickly with the legalization of cannabis.