Cannabis Rights in Canada Crossword – Cannabis News, Lifestyle

Last weekend was Canada Day… or as it’s affectionately known in the stoner community, Cannabis Day. It’s a time of year when we celebrate where we live and show our gratitude for the privileges we’ve been granted. While life in Canada is far from perfect, our country’s laws are evolving; reflect more of what people want. When it comes to cannabis, this couldn’t be truer. In honor of Canada Day and the country’s legal advancement, here is a cannabis rights crossword in Canada. Try it. It is not that hard.

Not only will this riddle ask you about past laws, there are many questions related to the present. So do the crossword to refresh your rights (something we could all use from time to time). Find all answers written below.

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Canadian cannabis law in the past

In 1923, cannabis was added to the list of prohibited drugs classified under the Opium and Narcotics Act. Prime Minister Mackenzie King, remembered as the “Father of Prohibition,” pushed for the law to pass; This makes Canada one of the first countries to ban cannabis by law.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King, the father of Canadian Prohibition

In 2000, the courts ruled that Canadians have the constitutional right to use cannabis as medicine. This change in the law gave medicinal patients the right to use only the bud and plant material.

In 2012, a medical cannabis bakery in Victoria BC was blown up by police. Cookie maker Owen Smith has been arrested and charged with human trafficking. Thankfully, he resisted the charges. Thanks to the 2015 R v Smith court ruling, medicinal cannabis can be used in any form. Rather than just having access to dried flower, the right to use edibles, topicals and concentrates has been enshrined in Canadian law.

Owen Smith – Photo courtesy of The Times Colonist

Canadian Cannabis Laws Today – Your Rights

On October 17, 2018, recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada. If you are of legal age and traveling within Canada, you can possess up to thirty grams of dried cannabis (domestic flights included). When it comes to smoking in BC, you can smoke cannabis anywhere you can smoke tobacco. If you go camping, you can bring grass with you. According to Parks Canada, cannabis can be consumed at a rented campground; Your space is given the same rights as your private residence.

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