OTTAWA – Canadians will have to wait until at least early August to legally purchase recreational marijuana.
That’s the bottom line now that senators have struck a deal to hold a final vote on June 7th on legislation that will usher in the legal cannabis regime.
As recently as last week, the Trudeau government was insisting it was on track for legalization in July.
But given the Senate timetable, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor conceded yesterday that’s not going to happen.
Assuming Bill C-45 is passed by the Senate by June 7th, royal assent would follow almost immediately.
But Petitpas Taylor says provincial and territorial governments will need eight to 12 weeks after that to prepare for retail sales.
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