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On Legalization Day at 10:00 am, three outlets of the government-run Société Québécoise du Cannabis (SQDC) opened their doors in Montreal, out of twelve across the province—one located in the suburb of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, across from big-box park Marché Centrale; one located downtown on Ste-Catherine and Mansfield; and one in the former Plaza Saint-Hubert. I visited […]

Now that the Canadian Cannabis Act has come into effect, adult-use recreational cannabis is legal across the country. Along with the commercial retail options which vary by province comes the option to grow your own! The Cannabis Act explicitly permits the cultivation of up to four cannabis plants per household–offer void in Quebec, Manitoba, and Nunavut, […]

Cannabis is now legal across the country but in the province known for its beautiful bud and long history of cannabis activism, the landscape is even more hazy now than it has been in recent years. As of today, the government of British Columbia has not licensed private recreational cannabis retailers to operate even though […]

Want to get the most bang for your buck? Check out the average cannabis price points in Canadian provinces as legalization ramps up.

Just hours after recreational cannabis became legal across Canada, the federal government announced it would grant amnesty to Canadians who have been convicted of possessing less than 30 grams of cannabis. “These Canadians should be allowed to shed the burden and stigma of a criminal record,” public safety minister Ralph Goodale said at a press […]

Bonus: Canada will pardon all those with convictions for possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana, the now-legal threshold, a federal official has said.

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Celebrate Canada’s legalization with these cannabis strains, born-and-bred in the Great North.

Cannabis goes legal on Oct. 17, but where can you find it? What’s available? We have all the answers.

Here’s where to make your first legal purchase in the post-prohibition era.