With the passage of the federal Cannabis Act on June 19, 2018, recreational marijuana will become legal across Canada. The Trudeau government is ready to roll with this: the new law will take effect on October 17, 2018.
Federal Law Allows Up to Four Plants Per Household
- Purchase fresh or dried cannabis, cannabis oil, plants and seeds for cultivation from a regulated retailer
- Possess up to 30 grams of dried legal cannabis or equivalent in public;
- Share up to 30 grams or equivalent of legal cannabis and cannabis products with others;
- Cultivate up to four plants in their own residence (four plants total per household); and
- Alter cannabis at home in order to prepare varying types of cannabis products (i.e. edibles) for personal use provided that no dangerous organic solvents are used in the process.
Provincial and territorial governments may, however, vary some of the limits. They have a great deal of latitude in regulating sales, distribution, location of consumption, and workplace health and safety issues. The provinces and territories may increase the minimum age, lower the possession limit and impose additional requirements on personal cultivation of marijuana.
The Regulations Across Canada
The provinces and territories have been huffing and puffing, as they try to keep up with the Trudeau Government. They have enacted laws dealing with issues such as the following:
- Minimum legal age for purchase, possession and use: 19 in most places but 18 in Quebec and Alberta;
- Regulated sales distribution methods: some provinces are opting for government-run stores while others have opted for regulated, private retail stores, or a combination of the two; Ontario's system seems to be in a haze;
- Whether plants can be grown at home and how many - up to 4 plants per home in most places, but 0 in Manitoba and Quebec;
- Where it is legal to smoke marijuana: this varies - broadly speaking, some provinces and territories will allow it where-ever tobacco is smoked; others only on private property which is not a public place, etc.;
- Legal possession limits by weight (if any): 30 grams in most places, but up to 150 grams in Quebec.
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Article written by: Brian P. Smeenk
Article Published by: Fasken Aug 15,2017
Article Spotted by: Stacy Glass and posted by Louise Burden
Provincial and territorial governments may, however, vary some of the limits. They have a great deal of latitude in regulating sales, distribution, location of consumption, and workplace health and safety issues. The provinces and territories may increase the minimum age, lower the possession limit and impose additional requirements on personal cultivation of marijuana.
The Regulations Across Canada
The provinces and territories have been huffing and puffing, as they try to keep up with the Trudeau Government. They have enacted laws dealing with issues such as the following:
- Minimum legal age for purchase, possession and use: 19 in most places but 18 in Quebec and Alberta;
- Regulated sales distribution methods: some provinces are opting for government-run stores while others have opted for regulated, private retail stores, or a combination of the two; Ontario's system seems to be in a haze;
- Whether plants can be grown at home and how many - up to 4 plants per home in most places, but 0 in Manitoba and Quebec;
- Where it is legal to smoke marijuana: this varies - broadly speaking, some provinces and territories will allow it where-ever tobacco is smoked; others only on private property which is not a public place, etc.;
- Legal possession limits by weight (if any): 30 grams in most places, but up to 150 grams in Quebec.
Article written by: Brian P. Smeenk
Article Published by: Fasken Aug 15,2017
Article Spotted by: Stacy Glass and posted by Louise Burden
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