*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Canada’s Cannabis Act: Annotation & Commentary 2026 Edition by Russell Bennett 9780433541981 [ZZ]

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Canada's Cannabis Act tracks the federal Cannabis Act and Regulations with helpful commentary and current case law, and details how Canada became the first G20 nation to legalize cannabis. For ease of navigation, this book follows the 15 Parts of the Cannabis Act and the Regulations, with a thorough review of the most current jurisprudence under the Act.

Canada’s only annual annotated textbook on the federal Cannabis Act
For ease of navigation, this book follows the 15 Parts of the Cannabis Act and the Regulations, with a thorough review of the most current jurisprudence under the Act. The first chapter features a detailed history of the cannabis prohibition and there are helpful resources in chapter 4.

Features of This Book

• Overview commentary for each Part and Division of the Act
• Thematic annotation of key sections
• Full text of the Act and all Regulations
• A detailed chapter on the legislative, historical and non-scientific reasons Canada prohibited cannabis for 95 years, and how legalization developed from the Le Dain Commission in the 1970s to the Cannabis Act coming into force on October 17, 2018

What's New in This Edition

• The latest developments in the Canadian cannabis industry to April 20, 2026
• Updated case law under the Cannabis Act
• Fully updated commentary

Who Should Read This Book

• Lawyers – criminal, corporate, regulatory, municipal, litigation, employment and labour, intellectual property, constitutional, human rights
• Cannabis licence-holders
• Cannabis retailers, both provincial and private
• Cannabis consultants
• Law enforcement officers – municipal officers, provincial officers, RCMP, military police
• Government – federal, provincial and municipal administrations
• Libraries – law school, university, college, public
• Other retails (including online) – bookstores, growing supply stores and hemp stores