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Senate deal to vote on pot bill on June 7 means no actual sales before August

That's the bottom line now that senators have struck a deal to hold a final vote by June 7 on the legislation that will usher in the legal cannabis regime.
Assuming Bill C-45 is passed by the Senate, royal assent would then follow immediately.

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor has said provincial and territorial governments will need eight to 12 weeks following royal assent to prepare for retail sales.


After second reading, the bill will be sent to five different Senate committees to examine different aspects of the legislation before returning to the Senate for a final debate and vote by June 7.

"This should give stakeholders, governments, business, law enforcement agencies and other Canadians a timeline for how and when the bill will be ultimately dealt with by the upper chamber," Harder said in a statement.

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Game over the new laws on cannabis will pass before June7 and have royal accent shortly after. Even if your province is slow you will still be able to buy cannabis online from federal retailers as soon as the law changes.

BTW most provinces will have sales up and running by the time the law changes.