Canada to legalise marijuana 'by 2018'

March 27, 2017 23:23

Recreational marijuana use could be legal in Canada by 1 July 2018 under coming legislation, according to reports.

The federal government will table legislation to legalise marijuana by April.

Sources said that members of the governing Liberal party were recently briefed on the timeline.

The party has long promised they would have legislation ready by spring.

The CBC said the new regulations would broadly follow recommendations released in December by a federally-appointed pot task force.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to legalise recreational marijuana has fuelled investment and speculation in the cannabis sector.

Medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since 2001 and is grown by 40 federally licensed producers.

If the law is passed, Canada will be the largest developed country to end recreational marijuana prohibition.

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