Quebec ban on homegrown cannabis plants unconstitutional, lawyer tells Supreme Court ottnews ottawa
Janick Murray-Hall is challenging the ban on the grounds that it is unconstitutional and that it directly contradicts the federal Cannabis Act. Passed in 2018, the federal law makes it legal for Canadians to cultivate up to four plants for personal use.
He said the province of Quebec was trying to "stigmatize" the consumption and possession of the substance. The lawyer fielded dozens of questions from the justices, who asked him to clarify his claims that the provincial law clashed with the Criminal Code.'No proof' ban unconstitutional
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