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Primer on Saskatchewan’s Legalization of Cannabis
November 14, 2018By Alan Kilpatrick
Do you need to get up speed on legal cannabis? The Law Society Library’s team of information professionals have put together this brief primer for you.
You can find a variety of posts about Saskatchewan’s legalization of cannabis on Legal Sourcery, the Law Society of Saskatchewan Library blog:
- Towards Cannabis Legalization in Canada
- Cannabis Legislation in Saskatchewan – Effective When?
- More Cannabis Legislation – Effective October 17
Law Society members can purchase this recorded CPD seminar that explores cannabis from insurance, criminal, labour, and law enforcement perspectives:
- Seminar: After the Ash Settles – The Legalisation of Recreational Marijuana (CPD-187)
September 28, 2018
Cost: $300 (+5% GST) = $315.00
Qualifies for 5.5 CPD hours
Saskatchewan’s Public Legal Education Association (PLEA) has also produced this excellent document. It provides a practical and straightforward overview of the province’s new cannabis regulatory scheme:
PLEA, as you know, is a non-profit organization that creates plain language legal information for the public. Those who want to learn more can also consult this helpful page created by the Government of Saskatchewan:
Finally, researchers will be grateful to learn that Saskatchewan’s Legislative Library has created an in-depth bibliography of articles, scholarly sources, and resources that explore legal cannabis use:
- Cannabis: A Select Bibliography