The issue focused on public health issues. The government has now announced that there will be a legal medical marijuana program.

In other legislation, federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said the government is changing the law to protect young people from criminal liability for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

If passed, the changes would allow law enforcement officers to lay criminal charges against someone if they see them with more than 30 grams of marijuana. That's about one gram for an adult.

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