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Cannabis Legalization in Canada

Workplaces are now examining their policies to determine whether their policies effective address issues that may arise due to the legalization of marijuana.

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Canada legalized cannabis on October 17, 2018, subject to provincial or territorial restrictions, making its recreational use legal nationwide. As a result, workplaces are now examining their policies to determine whether their policies effective address issues that may arise due to the legalization of marijuana. In fact, a 2017 survey of Human Resources Professionals Association members found that 45% of respondents do not believe their current policies adequately deal with issues that may potentially arise.

Check out the Employer Guide to Cannabis Legalization: Addressing Marijuana in the Workplace, produced by Henderson Insurance, for helpful information for employers on areas such as the legislative framework, health effects and uses of marijuana, employer duties and creating and amending workplace, and others.

For more information on the Cannabis Act and what is legal as of October 17, 2018 please visit the Goverment of Canada's website; for more information related specifically to what is legal in Saskatchewan, please visit the Government of Saskatchewan's website Cannabis in Saskatchewan.

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