Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 55)

« While Canada moves toward legalizing marijuana, laws surrounding possession still apply. That means you could still get arrested, charged and end up with a criminal record for carrying even a small amount of pot. » (Global News, March 11, 2016)

"Our approach to drugs must be comprehensive, collaborative and compassionate.  It must respect human rights while promoting shared responsibility. And it must have a firm scientific foundation. In Canada, we will apply these principles with regard to marijuana. To that end, we will introduce legislation in Spring 2017 that ensures we keep marijuana out of the hands of children and profits out of the hands of criminals. […] Canada will continue to modernize our approach to drug policy. Building on our successes, such as Insite, our work will embrace upstream prevention, compassionate treatment, and harm reduction. We will work with law enforcement partners to encourage appropriate and proportionate criminal justice measures. We know it is impossible to arrest our way out of this problem." (Press release, April 20, 2016)

Bill C-45 - An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts

Bill C-46 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Bill S-230 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (drug-impaired driving)