CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court says Quebec ban on homegrown pot plants is constitutional

By The Canadian Press on April 14, 2023.

The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured in Ottawa on Friday, March 3, 2023. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to rule on whether Quebec's ban on growing cannabis plants at home is constitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec’s ban on possessing and cultivating cannabis plants for personal purposes is constitutional.

In a unanimous decision, the high court says Quebec’s legislature has jurisdiction to prohibit the possession and cultivation of cannabis plants at home for public health and security reasons.

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