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Canada first made cannabis illegal by adding it to the Narcotics Drug Act. Many believe that this was due to the anti drug panic that spread after the publication of Emily Murphy's widely read novel: The Black Candle.
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The Liberal Party of Canada proposes a legislation to legalize cannabis
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One of Justin Trudeau's campaign promises was that he would legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana thereby keeping it out of the hands of children and profits out of the pockets of criminals.
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A federal-provincial-territorial task force was created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the process of legalization of cannabis for casual use.
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The Task Force published a 106 page report with various recommendations to be considered by the federal and provincial governments.
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Bill C-45 was introduced to the house by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould
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The Bill was amended by the House of Commons Health committee. The changes made were mostly technical in nature.
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The House of Commons passed the legislation with a vote of 200-82
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The Bill was introduced by Tony Dean an independent sponsor.
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The committee presented its report and recommended amendments.
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After more than 40 amendments the senate sent the bill back to the House of Commons.
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The House of Commons accepted all but one amendment that the Senate had made to the Bill.
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The senate accepted the amendments by the House of Commons. The bill was passed with a vote of 52-29
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The Governor General gives his assent to c-45.
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The law came into effect on October 17th.
