Canada has officially legalised recreational marijuana
Right, that's it. I'm packing up and moving to Canana. The country has just passed a bill to legalise recreational marijuana and is now the second country in the world to do so, after Uruguay.
The Senate voted 52-29 in favour of legalising the drug, which will result in a fully functioning cannabis market within 8-12 weeks. Wowers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had hoped to make cannabis legal by 1st July, but it's 13 provinces will need up to 3 months to prepare for sales. Justin Trudeau made it part of his 2015 election campaign to legalise marijuana as a way of keeping it out of the hands of underage users and reduce crime. Trudeau posted on Twitter after the decision.
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said she was ecstatic the Senate approved the bill, saying:
We're on the cusp of a sensible, responsible and equitable cannabis policy.
The Canadian Government said that adults should be allowed to carry up to 30 grams of cannabis and grow up to four plants, which is pretty hefty. No one is getting through 30 grams of green in a weekend. It also said marijuana should not be sold in the same location as alcohol or tobacco.
So while Canana celebrates it's progressive policy and gleaming future, here we are in the UK banning memes, censoring the internet ,and not allowing people with cancer to take the edge off with a joint. Remind me why the fuck I live here?!
