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Chelsea Handler plans Canadian comedy tour to talk about cannabis

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, August 22, 2018 8:41PM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2013 file photo, Chelsea Handler arrives at "An Unforgettable Evening" benefiting EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund at The Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif. Handler has set the date for ending her E! network comedy-talk show. "Chelsea Lately" will come to a close on Aug. 26, the network said Wednesday, May 28, 2014. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)

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TORONTO -- Chelsea Handler is getting blunt with Canadians.

Ahead of Ottawa's cannabis legalization on Oct. 17, the Los Angeles comedian will head north for a series of fireside chats about marijuana and political activism.

Handler will make seven appearances in partnership with Civilized, a New Brunswick-based digital media outlet. The "live town hall events" will be moderated by its publisher, Derek Riedle.

Handler, who formerly hosted late-night talk show "Chelsea Lately" and her own self-titled Netflix series, is an outspoken supporter of cannabis use.

She appeared as a speaker at a cannabis conference in Saint John, N.B., earlier this year, and she launched a U.S. speaking tour after the cancellation of her Netflix series.

Her Canadian dates, billed as A Civilized Conversation With Chelsea Handler, begin in Calgary on Sept. 20 before winding through Vancouver on Sept. 21 and Winnipeg on Sept. 22.

Handler will then appear in Montreal (Oct. 4), Ottawa (Oct. 5), Toronto (Oct. 6) and Halifax (Oct. 7).