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Recreational marijuana, up to a certain amount, is legal throughout Canada. However, each province and territory sets the minimum age for purchase, possession, and use. Currently, it is 18 in Alberta, 21 in Quebec, and 19 in every other province or territory.
Recreational marijuana is legal, but the vision of a pot-permissive Canada still remains hazy. We try to answer some frequently asked questions surrounding legal weed.
Learn about the current status of canabis (marijuana) laws in Canada, and the work being done to legalize and regulate it.
Cannabis in Canada is legal for both recreational and medicinal purposes.
Is marijuana legal in Canada? Yes. Cannabis became legal in Canada on October 17, 2018, following the passage of the Cannabis Act. With the passage of that act, Canada became the second country after Uruguay to legalize marijuana at a national level.
To buy, possess or use cannabis and cannabis products, you must be of legal age (18 or 19 or older, depending on your province or territory). The Cannabis Act includes strict penalties for selling or providing cannabis and cannabis products to youth under the legal age.
Although the Cannabis Act allows for legal use of cannabis, provinces and territories are allowed to enact restrictions and regulations regarding sale, distribution, and use of cannabis.
Cannabis Legalization and Regulation. Cannabis is now legal. The Cannabis Act creates a strict legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada. The Act aims to accomplish 3 goals: keep cannabis out of the hands of youth. keep profits out of the pockets of criminals.
Cannabis laws and regulations. About cannabis, the process of legalization, cannabis in provinces and territories and driving laws.
Cannabis Legalization in Canada. In April 2017, the government introduced Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, aimed at legalizing and regulating the production and sale of cannabis. The Act received royal assent on 21 June 2018 and came into force on 17 October 2018.