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Here Is Canada’s Full Legalization Bill

Randi DruzinApril 13, 2017

Close up of a Senator's desk with paperwork. Image taken in the chambers of the Senate of Canada, in the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Canada. The Speaker's chair can be seen in the background. A narrow depth off field has been applied to this image.

The Canadian government just made history by formally proposing the end of cannabis prohibition nationwide. As government ministers provided vague outlines of the legislation at a news conference this afternoon, though, political watchers and cannabis advocates around the world wanted to know one thing: Where is the actual bill?! 

Here it is:

Randi Druzin

Randi Druzin is an author and journalist in Toronto. She has worked at several major media outlets, including the National Post and the CBC, and has written for dozens of publications, such as The New York Times, Time magazine, ESPN The Magazine, and The Globe and Mail.

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