Canada legalises marijuana for recreational use
At the stroke of midnight as Tuesday rolled into Wednesday, Canada became the first G7 nation to legalise the sale and recreational use of marijuana and only the second country globally after Uruguay to do so.
Given that the vast North American country has multiple time zones, the first lines to buy marijuana legally started forming in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Ian Power and Nikki Rose, became the first Canadians to buy the product at a retail outlet.
The legalisation of marijuana came about following the passage of the Cannabis Act by Parliament, after the measure was introduced and backed by the Justin Trudeau government.
The legal age to buy cannabis is 19 in most parts of the country; 18 in a couple of provinces.
According to a special information website set up by the government, adults can “possess up to 30g of legal cannabis, dried or equivalent in non-dried form in public”, can share a similar amount with other adults, and grow up to four plants a residence for personal use, using licensed seeds or seedlings.
With cannabis no longer prohibited, the Toronto
Police tweeted, “Asking what to do with your frozen meat during a power outage is not a 911 call. Smelling weed coming from your neighbour’s home isn’t either. Cannabis is no longer illegal on October 17, 2018. Consumption is allowed for anyone 19 yrs or older. Do not call police for this.”
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