The federal government is legalizing recreational use of
marijuana/cannabis effective October 17, 2018
– the Cannabis Act (Bill C-45). Ontario's
Cannabis Act, 2017 will govern the details of legalization
including purchasing, possessing, and using cannabis. Until then it
remains illegal other than for authorized medical or research
purposes.
There are different rules for recreational cannabis and medical
cannabis.
General rules for recreational cannabis in Ontario:
- You can possession a maximum of 30
grams (approximately 1 oz.) of dried cannabis in public at any
time.
- You must be 19 or over to possess,
consume, attempt to purchase, purchase or distribute cannabis.
- Ontario Cannabis Store is the only
store that can legally sell recreational cannabis and must follow
strict rules set by the federal government
