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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2018

Cannabis in the Workplace – October 2018 Update

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On September 27, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018.

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On September 27, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill 36, the Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018. If Bill 36 is passed by the Ontario legislature, it will make substantial amendments to the Cannabis Act, 2017, introduce the new Cannabis Licence Act, 2018, and will amend several other provincial statutes in preparation for the impending legalization of recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018.

Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018: Amendments to Current Legislation

Amendments to the Cannabis Act, 2017 and Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017:

  • The Cannabis Act, 2017 will be re-named the Cannabis Control Act, 2017.
  • Currently, the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 refers to both medical and recreational cannabis. Bill 36 will remove this distinction. All references in the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 will simply be to "cannabis."

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