Next year, a new legislation will be presented by the Canadian government that would make marijuana sale legal. The announcement of Wednesday will make Canada the first G7 country to allow widespread use of the substance.
Canada's health minister, Jane Philpott, made the announcement in New York at a U.N. drug conference. She stated that the legislation details are on the process, but promised that the government "will keep marijuana out of the hands of children and profits out of the hands of criminals," BBC reports.
