Cannabis in Manitoba

Cannabis in Manitoba will, as in the entirety of Canada, become legal when the national Cannabis Act becomes effective on October 17, 2018.

Industrial hemp

Commercial cultivation of industrial cannabis was banned in Canada in 1938, but as of 1928 1,640 acres of cannabis were grown in Canada, with 1,200 of those acres being in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.[1]

Legalization

In December 2017, Manitoba introduced the Safe and Responsible Retailing of Cannabis Act, detailing their intent for legal commerce. The age for use is set at 19, and communities will be allowed to opt-out of cannabis sales by plebiscite. Home-growing of cannabis will be prohibited. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation will source all cannabis to retailers, where it will be sold in private-sector stores.[2]

Manitoba First Nations

Three nations in Manitoba, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Long Plain First Nation, and Peguis First Nation, formed an alliance with National Access Cannabis in 2016, seeking to gain profit for their communities from legalization, and lobby for their interests on issues such as tax rebates for cannabis sold on reserves.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Report of the Minister of Agriculture for Canada. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. 1927. p. 15.
  2. ↑ https://news.lift.co/manitoba-ban-home-grown-cannabis/
  3. ↑ 'Foolish not to': Manitoba First Nations want in on legal pot sales - Manitoba - CBC News
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