(KRON/CNN) – Canada is moving to become the second nation to legalize recreational marijuana.
The Canadian Senate overwhelmingly approved what’s known as Bill C-45—or the “Cannabis Act”—on Tuesday. It will allow adults to possess and grow a limited amount of marijuana.
But weed will be off-limits to anyone under 18, and users can buy it only from approved retailers.
Legal marijuana is expected to spark a billion-dollar industry just like it did after nine U.S. states and Washington D.C. passed similar rules.
The bill will go into effect in October.
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