The review should have started Oct. 17, 2021 — three years after legalization — but so far there's been no indication from Health Canada when the process may begin
Enshrined within the Cannabis Act are rules requiring the health minister to engage in a full review three years after legalization, focusing on issues related to young people, Indigenous communities and allowing cultivation in private homes.
While he concedes delays were understandable considering last year’s snap election and given the subsequent appointment of Jean-Yves Duclos as Health Minister occurred within weeks of legalization’s third anniversary, that leeway has long run out.Article contentHealth Canada did not respond to requests for comment from National Post by press time.
“The THC limits on edibles keep the black market thriving and make us uncompetitive with them in that category,” he said.Article contentPhoto by Bryan PassifiumeGerges owns Mary Jane’s Cannabis, a string of three successful brick-and-mortar Toronto-area cannabis shops and a rare example of an independent weed entrepreneur carving out a niche in an industry flooded with large-scale chain retailers.
“We can’t pretend about the urgency of that matter, but we have to reflect upon a series of things that could offer some immediate benefit.”Smitherman agreed with Gerges that increasing THC limits on edibles is an important early step, describing higher-proof edibles as a potentially lucrative product that’s been completely conceded to the black market.
Once the review begins, legislation obligates the review’s report be delivered to the House of Commons in no more than 18 months.
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