C-5.3 - Cannabis Regulation Act

Section 6 Disposition versions

2020-01-01

6. The Government may, by regulation, determine the standards applicable to possession of cannabis in a public place by a person 21 years of age or over, in particular by prescribing a lesser amount than the amount that may be possessed under the Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16).

It may also determine the provisions of such a regulation whose violation constitutes an offence and prescribe, for each offence, the fines to which an offender is liable, which may not exceed $750 or, for a subsequent offence, $1,500.

2018, c. 19, s. 19; 2019, c. 21, s. 2.

2018-10-17

6. The Government may, by regulation, determine the standards applicable to possession of cannabis in a public place by a person of full age, in particular by prescribing a lesser amount than the amount that may be possessed under the Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16).

It may also determine the provisions of such a regulation whose violation constitutes an offence and prescribe, for each offence, the fines to which an offender is liable, which may not exceed $750 or, for a subsequent offence, $1,500.

For the purposes of this section and section 7, the expression “public place” has the meaning assigned by the Cannabis Act.

2018, c. 19, s. 19.

Not in force

In force: 2018-10-17

6. The Government may, by regulation, determine the standards applicable to possession of cannabis in a public place by a person of full age, in particular by prescribing a lesser amount than the amount that may be possessed under the Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16).

It may also determine the provisions of such a regulation whose violation constitutes an offence and prescribe, for each offence, the fines to which an offender is liable, which may not exceed $750 or, for a subsequent offence, $1,500.

For the purposes of this section and section 7, the expression “public place” has the meaning assigned by the Cannabis Act.

2018, c. 19, s. 19.