A Framework for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada

By December 14, 2016Uncategorized

The Final Report of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation


TFMLR Dec. 13, 2016

Table of Contents

Foreword

Executive Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction
• Our mandate
• The Canadian context
• A global perspective
• Setting the frame
• Public policy objectives
• Engagement process
• Guiding principles

Chapter 2: Minimizing Harms of Use
• Introduction: a public health approach
• Minimum age
• Promotion, advertising and marketing restrictions
• Cannabis-based edibles and other products
• THC potency
• Tax and price
• Public education
• Prevention and treatment
• Workplace safety

Chapter 3: Establishing a Safe and Responsible Supply Chain
• Introduction
• Production
• Distribution
• Retail
• Personal cultivation

Chapter 4: Enforcing Public Safety and Protection
• Introduction
• Illegal activities
• Personal possession
• Place of use
• Impaired driving

Chapter 5: Medical Access
• Introduction
• One system or two?
• Access
• Affordability
• Products
• Public safety
• Evidence and research

Chapter 6: Implementation
• Capacity
• Oversight
• Co-ordination
• Communication

• Annex 1: Biographies of Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Members
• Annex 2: Terms of Reference
• Annex 3: Acknowledgements
• Annex 4: Discussion Paper ‘Toward the Legalization, Regulation and Restriction of Access to Marijuana’
• Annex 5: Executive Summary: Analysis of consultation input submitted to the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation

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