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Canada makes Cannabis Illegal
Canada first made cannabis illegal by adding it to the Narcotics Drug Act. Many believe that this was due to the anti drug panic that spread after the publication of Emily Murphy's widely read novel: The Black Candle. -
Legislation Proposed
The Liberal Party of Canada proposes a legislation to legalize cannabis -
Campaign Promise
One of Justin Trudeau's campaign promises was that he would legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana thereby keeping it out of the hands of children and profits out of the pockets of criminals. -
Creation of Task Force
A federal-provincial-territorial task force was created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the process of legalization of cannabis for casual use. -
Task Force publishes Report
The Task Force published a 106 page report with various recommendations to be considered by the federal and provincial governments. -
Introduction to the House of Commons
Bill C-45 was introduced to the house by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould -
Amendments to Bill
The Bill was amended by the House of Commons Health committee. The changes made were mostly technical in nature. -
Passing of Marijuana Legislation
The House of Commons passed the legislation with a vote of 200-82 -
Introduction to the Senate
The Bill was introduced by Tony Dean an independent sponsor. -
Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
The committee presented its report and recommended amendments. -
Senate sends bill back to the House of Commons
After more than 40 amendments the senate sent the bill back to the House of Commons. -
House of Commons accepts most of Ammendments
The House of Commons accepted all but one amendment that the Senate had made to the Bill. -
Senate accepts Amendments
The senate accepted the amendments by the House of Commons. The bill was passed with a vote of 52-29 -
Royal Assent
The Governor General gives his assent to c-45. -
Legalization
The law came into effect on October 17th.
