(FILES) This file photo taken on April 20, 2016 shows a flag with a marijuana leaf on it during a rally to celebrate National Marijuana Day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.
The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil legislation on April 13, to fully legalize recreational marijuana use, making Canada only the second country to do so, after Uruguay. Its legalization and regulation would follow in 2018, in time for Canada's national day on July 1.
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