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World Business Report: First broadcast 2018/06/18 22:32 GMT: Canadian MP's Vote to Legalise Cannabis

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Canadian MP's Vote to Legalise Cannabis

First broadcast 2018/06/18 22:32 GMT

First broadcast 2018/06/18 22:32 GMT: Canadian MP's Vote to Legalise Cannabis

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Canada may well become the first G7 country to allow consumption of cannabis

Canada may well become the first G7 country to allow consumption of cannabis.

The lower house of parliament in Canada has voted to legalise cannabis for recreational use. The Liberal government's bill was passed by 205 votes to 82. The legislation must now be passed by the upper house and receive royal assent by the governor general, to become law. We hear from Laura Lynch, a correspondent for CBC News. Gaming addiction has been listed as a mental health condition by the World Health Organisation. Kendal Parmar is the mother of a 15-year-old gaming addict, and explains the impact it has had on her family. And technology expert Belinda Parmar, founder of Lady Geek, tells us why she welcomes the move. As France's president Emmanuel Macron pursues an ambitious economic reform agenda, including enabling private companies to buy larger stakes in the airport operator ADP, Paris-based journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet describes the challenges Mr Macron faces. We have a report from the Indian city of Shimla, where an extreme water shortage is having a big impact on the local economy. Plus our workplace commentator, Heather McGregor of the Heriot Watt Business School in Edinburgh, outlines her formula for the secret to business success.

(Photo: Marijuana Plants Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein)

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