Pot edibles won’t hit store shelves until at least mid-December in Canada
Posted Jun 14, 2019 08:43:43 AM.
Last Updated Jun 14, 2019 07:32:26 PM.
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Edible cannabis products are expected to go on sale across Canada later this year — just in time for Christmas.
Under the law, cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals have to be legalized by October 17, 2019.
While, technically, regulations will be in place by that deadline, reports suggest stores will have to wait 60 days before they can put the products on their shelves, meaning you can only start legally buying them in mid-December.
Now official. Edible Cannabis products will not be on store shelves until mid-December. The regulations will technically be in place by the deadline of October 17, but there will be a 60-day waiting period before stores can sell them #cdnpoli
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) June 14, 2019
The federal NDP claims the government is delaying the sales in order to push it after the October election.
NDP Critic Don Davies calls the delay unacceptable.
“The very purpose of the cannabis act, according to the Liberals, was that they want to take cannabis out of the black market,” he says. “But yet, they’ve been content to leave a large chunk of these products to the black market.”
Don't expect a dessert pot brownie served after a nice steak dinner. Edible pot products will not be allowed to be produced where conventional foods are made. This is to prevent cross contamination. #cdnpoli
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) June 14, 2019
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger dismisses criticisms the Liberals are delaying the move.
“We are a government that listens and engages, and that means it’s going to take us a little bit more time to do it properly, to move forward the right way. I believe that’s a responsible thing to do.”
The government has also revealed the final regulations for edibles, which include a 10 mg cap on the amount of THC in each product.
The federal government is also saying edibles will not be allowed to be mixed with alcohol, cannot appeal to children, and will have to be in plain packaging.
the decisions will be made product by product. So a gummy bear may be banned, but I guess clear gummy squares that taste like broccoli could be acceptable
— Cormac Mac Sweeney (@cmaconthehill) June 14, 2019