Northland School Division

As of October 17, 2018, cannabis is legal in Canada.

Northland School Division Policy and Administrative Procedures related to cannabis. 

• Policy 19 - Appendix A Student Code of Conduct (Section 3.11 and 6)
• Administrative Procedure 162 - Smoke-Free Environment
• Administrative Procedure 354 - Student Use of Alcohol, Restricted and Illicit Drugs

The federal legislation will:

• allow adults to possess up to 30 grams of legally-produced cannabis
• allow adults to grow up to four cannabis plants per household
• set the minimum age for purchase and use at 18 years of age, with the option for provinces to increase the age limit
• enable a regulatory regime for the licensed production of cannabis, which would be controlled by the federal government
• enable a regulatory regime for the distribution and sale of cannabis, which would be controlled by the provincial government
• establish new provisions to address drug-impaired driving, as well as making several changes to the overall legal framework to address alcohol-impaired driving

Protecting youth

The Cannabis Act has several measures that help prevent youth from accessing cannabis. These include both age restrictions and restricting the promotion of cannabis.

Age restrictions

No person may sell or provide cannabis to any person under the age of 18. The Act creates 2 new criminal offences, with maximum penalties of 14 years in jail, for:

• giving or selling cannabis to youth
• using a youth to commit a cannabis-related offence

Restricting promotion and enticement

Similar to the current restrictions on advertising for tobacco products, the Cannabis Act helps discourage youth cannabis use by prohibiting:

• products that are appealing to youth
• packaging or labelling cannabis in a way that makes it appealing to youth
• selling cannabis through self-service displays or vending machines
• promoting cannabis, except in narrow circumstances where young people could not see the promotion

Penalties for violating these prohibitions include a fine of up to $5 million or 3 years in jail.

Resources

Click here to view information from the Government of Canada

Click here to view information from the Government of Alberta 

Click here to view teenmentalhealth.org resources for caregivers

Click here to view teenmentalhealth.org resources for students