Senate Passes Pot Bill, Keeping Trudeau’s Legalization Plan on Track
- Changes to C-45 must still be reconciled with House version
- Government has said the market will be open by end of summer
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Canada’s marijuana legalization took a big step forward as the Senate passed an amended bill, meaning Justin Trudeau’s government can probably finalize the law and open the market in the next few months.
Bill C-45 passed by a vote of 56 to 30 with one abstention Thursday night in Ottawa. The House of Commons controlled by the prime minister’s Liberals can now accept the Senate’s changes or open up talks on another version that can pass both chambers, a process officials have said could happen in a matter of days.