
Supreme Court to hear final arguments in challenge of Quebec's home-grow ban Sept 15 - StratCann
The case that will determine if it’s legal for people in Quebec to grow their own cannabis will get its final day in court on September 15.
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On that day the Supreme Court of Canada will be hearing the final arguments from lawyers on both sides of the issue, with Quebec’s lawyers arguing that the province has the right to ban growing (non-medical) cannabis at home while the opposing team argues the province does not have the right to do so.
Federal law also allows Canadians to grow cannabis under a cannabis for medical purposes authorization, and no provinces have resisted this rule, only non-medical home growing.
While federal law says Canadians can grow up to four cannabis plants at home under the federal Cannabis Act and Regulations, it also allows provinces to place restrictions on this right. Two provinces, Quebec and Manitoba both established their own regulations that prevented Canadians from exercising this right.