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Justice, Crime, & Law Enforcement

Cannabis platforms

Here's what the 2019 Canadian election parties are promising.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Cannabis.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Cannabis.

NDP

Proactively expunge criminal records for Canadians convicted of minor cannabis possession.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Cannabis.

Green

  • Lower federally set price for cannabis, making it competitive with illegal supplies.
  • Eliminate requirements for excess packaging.
  • Remove sales tax on medicinal products.
  • Exempt CBD from the restrictions of the Prescriptions List.

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Lower the federally set price for cannabis to make it competitive with illegal supplies.

Eliminate requirements for excess plastic packaging on legal cannabis.

Remove the sales tax on medicinal products.

Allow outdoor production and impose organic production standards.

Exempt CBD from the restrictions of the Prescriptions List, allowing hemp growers to produce it as a natural health product. This would strengthen the hemp industry and increase supply so those who use it for medicinal purposes do not have to purchase it illegally.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

Reform the process of record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis to maximize fairness and accessibility for marginalized communities, and review the process of record suspensions as it applies to other offences.

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We don't have any PPC policies on Cannabis.

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