Aan Malahia Chaudhry

It is perhaps obvious that after a century long prohibition, the legalisation of marijuana would foster many questions on the legality of it all. In a recent article, Canadian Lawyer reporter Jennifer Brown, sat down with Mariana Fonar, legal counsel for Lift & Co. (an online source that reviews and clarifies developments in the Cannabis industry).  The article spoke about how the Cannabis Industry is working with Health Canada to interpret the Cannabis Act in a way that speaks to the purpose and objective of the Act. Further, it discussed how social media marketing of Cannabis needs to be regulated and how the marketing of alcohol and tobacco offer guidance on this. While Lift & Co. does not itself sell cannabis products, it will be interesting to see the very innovative role in-house counsel will play within this industry in the coming years.

Link to article: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/author/jennifer-brown/providing-clarity-in-the-cannabis-sector-17009/