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title: "Marijuana is Now Legal for Canadian Adults"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/706266a2-3690-4c38-a2b0-60555381bc3e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/marijuana-is-now-legal-for-canadian-adults-2708204
category: "General"
published: 2018-10-17T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:03.557Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/57c9e7be72cd0f50572a7d73af9db7a17207.jpg
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# Marijuana is Now Legal for Canadian Adults

**TL;DR:** Canada has made marijuana sales legal, with provinces determining age limits and sales methods. The move is seen as a historic rebuke to the global war on drugs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/marijuana-is-now-legal-for-canadian-adults-2708204).*

## Story

Canada officially made marijuana sales legal on Wednesday by passing Bill C-45, which is also known as the Cannabis Act, according to a Business Insider report.

Individual provinces will determine the actual age limits - some might set it at 18 and others at 21, for example - and how the marijuana will be sold, according to the article.

"Canada's move to legalize marijuana is a historic rebuke to the disastrous global war on drugs, which has ruined millions of lives," Drug Policy Alliance senior international policy manager Hannah Hetzer said, according to the article. "Many countries are searching for innovative approaches to drug policy that emphasize health and rights, rather than repression. By taking this bold and principled step, Canada will likely become an inspiration for many other countries."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- canada (location)
- marijuana legalization (topic)
- drug policy (topic)
- canadian law (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/marijuana-is-now-legal-for-canadian-adults-2708204). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/706266a2-3690-4c38-a2b0-60555381bc3e).