In the news today, June 20
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 20
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SENATE APPROVES BILL TO LEGALIZE POT
Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September at the latest, after the Senate voted Tuesday to lift an almost century-old prohibition on cannabis. Senators voted 52-29, with two abstentions, to pass Bill C-45, after seven months of study and debate. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor has said the provinces will need two to three months after the bill is passed before they’ll be ready to implement the new legalized cannabis regime. Canada is the first industrialized country to legalize cannabis nationwide.