Headline Roundup • October 17th, 2018
Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Canada has become the first industrialized country to legalize recreational marijuana, sparking a national conversation over the health implications of cannabis use, as well as how it will affect the U.S.-Canada border.
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Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, and a National Experiment Begins
New York Times (News)
News
Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter the country’s social, cultural and economic fabric, and
Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada
News
Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities like Toronto and Vancouver, where stores are not yet open.
Canadians linked to newly legal pot industry could be barred from US
News
More than 100 recreational marijuana stores will open across Canada this week, bringing opportunities for international business and tourism — and creating potential conflict with U.S. authorities as money and people flow across the border.
