OTTAWA (Reuters) — The Canadian government has proposed mandatory health warnings, child-proof packaging, and a licensing regime for all cannabis products ahead of the July 2018 legalization of recreational marijuana.
The proposals include restrictions on packaging to ensure they are not enticing to children as well as legal standards for quality control and potency, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said.
The government is on track to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018.
Petitpas Taylor said the government wants to set strict guidelines for the safety of cannabis products, but ensure micro-producers and big companies alike will have access to the market as long as they are licensed.
The proposed regulations address the licensing, tracking, packaging and labeling of recreational and medical marijuana practices.
Some provinces have asked the government to delay legalization, saying they need more time to set up a sales system and train police officers who will be enforcing the new rules.
