Here's how legal marijuana will work in your province
Recreational cannabis in Canada will be governed by a patchwork of provincial and territorial policies after federal legislation takes effect on Oct. 17.
Here’s a brief rundown of some of the rules:
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Government-run online-only through the Ontario Cannabis Store until April 2019, then privately-run storefronts
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
Indoor common areas in condos, apartment buildings and post-secondary school residences
Enclosed public places
Non-designated hotel rooms
Vehicles and boats
Public sports fields (not including golf courses)
Within 20 metres of schools, playgrounds, and places where child care is provided
Within nine metres of hospital entrances
Anything else?
Municipalities will have a “one time window” during which they will be able to opt-out of having cannabis stores within their boundaries
You will be able to have a maximum of 30 grams (about one ounce) of dried cannabis in public at any time
Age of legal consumption: 18+
Sales: Privately-run storefronts and government-operated online sales
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
When driving or when “within reach of anyone in a vehicle,” and in any motor vehicle not being used as a temporary residence, such as a parked RV
At any cannabis retail outlet
Hospital, school or child care facility properties
Playgrounds, sports fields, skateboard or bicycle parks, zoos, outdoor theatres, outdoor pools or splash pads
Anything else?
Municipalities may create additional restrictions on public consumption using their existing authorities
Renters, condo-dwellers and those who live in multi-family dwellings may be restricted from growing cannabis in their homes based on rules established in rental agreements or condominium bylaws
Age of legal consumption: 18+
Sales: Government-run by the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ), both online and brick-and-mortar
Grow your own? Nope. It’s also prohibited to possess a cannabis plant for personal use
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
While driving
On the grounds of health and social services institutions
On the grounds of Cegeps and universities
On bicycle paths
In bus shelters and in shared transportation waiting areas
Anything else?
Possession is prohibited in certain places:
Preschool education services, elementary and secondary school instructional services, educational services in vocational training or educational services to adults in general education
On the premises or in buildings of a college-level educational institution, with the exception of student residences
On the grounds and in the facilities of a childcare centre or day care centre
On the grounds, premises or in buildings used for detention
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Privately-run storefronts and online sales
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
While driving
Consuming cannabis in public places will be prohibited for “public health considerations”
Anything else?
Selling or distributing cannabis to a person who appears to be intoxicated will land you a $2,250 fine
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Privately-run storefronts and online sales
Grow your own? Nope
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
Public places and when driving
Anything else?
The legal age is one year above drinking age
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation-operated storefronts and online sales
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
While driving
Where prohibited by the Smoke-free Places Act
Anything else?
Nova Scotia has the highest rate of recreational consumers in the country, according to Statistics Canada
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Privately-run licensed storefronts and government-operated online sales
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
Anywhere but private property and in private residences
Anything else?
Canopy Growth (WEED.TO) and Loblaw Companies Ltd. (L.TO) are confirmed to be applying for retail licenses
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission-operated storefronts locations and online sales
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
Rented or shared spaces where smoking is prohibited, such as rental units, community care facilities and long-term care facilities
Anything else?
The PEI Cannabis website features a clock ticking down to the second marijuana is legal
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Government-run online and storefronts through Cannabis NB, a subsidiary of the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
Public spaces
In a vehicle, moving or not
Anything else?
There will be no decorations or advertising, such as window displays, visible outside the stores
When grown outdoors, plants must be behind a locked enclosure that is 1.52 metres
high
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Sales: Both government and privately-run storefronts and online sales
Grow your own? Four plants per residence
Where am I banned from smoking and vaping?
Everywhere tobacco smoking and vaping are prohibited, as well as at playgrounds, sports fields, skate parks, and other places where children commonly gather
In vehicles
Anything else?
Landlords can restrict growing and smoking on rented properties
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