On the one hand, the provincial government as a number of government departments, agencies and recognized that the legalization of cannabis presents an stakeholders who made presentations to the working economic opportunity with the prospect of increasing group. [...] The purpose of this Act is to protect public health and public safety and, in particular, to On April 13, 2017, the federal government tabled the Cannabis Act (Bill C-45) and An Act to Amend the Criminal • protect the health of young persons by restricting Code (Bill C-46). [...] This leaves the sale of recreational • provide for the licit production of cannabis to cannabis (non-medical) and related public health and reduce illicit activities in relation to cannabis; public safety responsibilities to the provinces and ter- • deter illicit activities in relation to cannabis through ritories. [...] As proposed, Bill C-46 creates new offences for appropriate sanctions and enforcement measures; impaired driving (impaired by cannabis) and overhauls • reduce the burden on the criminal justice system the transportation regime to modernize, simplify and in relation to cannabis; strengthen the approach of the Criminal Code to impaired • provide access to a quality-controlled supply of driving for a [...] It was suggested that Under Bill C-45, the selling of recreational cannabis is this is the most effective way to combat the illegal mar- placed under the authority of the provinces and terri- ket, control access and to get the legal industry up and tories.