{"id":3088,"date":"2016-04-22T05:14:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/22\/canada-sets-plans-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2016-04-22T05:14:38","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:14:38","slug":"canada-sets-plans-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/04\/22\/canada-sets-plans-for-legalizing-marijuana-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada sets plans for legalizing marijuana in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cropped\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzIxLzg1L0Nyb3BwZWQuZmE4MGYuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJNTc1eDMyMyMKZQlqcGc\/949bbe29\/9fe\/Cropped.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Canada+sets+plans+for+legalizing+marijuana+in+2017&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F21%2Fcanadas-health-minister-pot-legalizing%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F04%2F21%2Fcanadas-health-minister-pot-legalizing%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>At the United Nations General Assembly Special Assembly on drugs in New York on April 20, Canadian Minister of Health Jane Philpott reiterated the government\u2019s pledge to legalize marijuana, and offered a timeline for the plan as she addressed world delegates<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hightimes.com\/read\/white-house-invites-marijuana-advocates-%E2%80%9Cbud-summit%E2%80%9D\">White House invites marijuana advocates for \u201cBud Summit\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We will introduce legislation in spring 2017 that ensures we keep marijuana out of the hands of children and profits out of the hands of criminals,&#8221; 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