Canada legalises recreational marijuana use in 'historic vote'
Canada’s parliament has passed a law legalising the recreational use of marijuana nationwide.
The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold.
Canadians will be able to buy and consume cannabis legally as early as this September.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that until now, “it’s been too easy for our kids to get marijuana – and for criminals to reap the profits”.
Cannabis possession first became a crime in Canada in 1923 but medical use has been legal since 2001.
The country is the second worldwide to legalise the drug’s recreational use.
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