Weed in Canada – The Ultimate FAQ By Province

Yes, weed is legal in Canada. Medical cannabis has been legal since 2001 in the majority of territories, and the 2018 federal Cannabis Act made recreational cannabis legal as well in the whole country. Specific rules and the legal age may vary depending on the province.

According to the Cannabis Act, you can grow up to 4 plants per home for personal use. Some provinces and territories decided not to support this part: you can NOT grow weed at home in Quebec and in Manitoba. For other details per location, check the FAQ.

Yes, you can. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) clearly states that you’re allowed to travel with weed in your luggage and hand carry on domestic flights. It’s illegal to take your weed abroad, though, in any amount.

You and your friends are allowed to drive with 30g of weed (or 450g of edibles and 7.5g of concentrate) in a car. As per the Highway Traffic Act, cannabis must be stored in the trunk, an exterior compartment on the vehicle or another space in the vehicle designed for the carriage of goods or baggage that is not readily accessible to any person in the vehicle.

In the majority of Canadian territories — no. It’s illegal to smoke in a vehicle both for the driver and the passengers. That rule also applies to medical marijuana users as well.

The only exception in some territories is if the vehicle is being used as a dwelling — like an RV —and that vehicle is parked and being used as a dwelling at the time. Make sure to check whether the campsite allows it!

If you want to run your own cannabis store — you’re going to have a lot of fun with local regulations. Every province and territory has its own specific rules and regulations when it comes to private weed shops.

For example, Nunavut still has 0 retail stores, and in some other locations just about 50 of 1500 applicants were approved to get their license. So your first step is to specify location, for example — how to open a weed dispensary in Ontario.

Yes, you can. 4 plants can be grown per household, and you can store up to 150g of all the weed you get from them.

Check out the best weed dispensaries in Alberta — we have them all lined up. Note that the shops have to work from 10 am to 2 am because of the local laws, just as liquor stores.

By the way, you can ask the staff anything you want to know — they’ve all passed a mandatory training and definitely know more about weed than an average Joe or people on the Internet.

You can’t smoke weed in indoor areas (like, an office or a restaurant) and anywhere where you can see a “no smoking” sign with a cigarette. It’s illegal to smoke weed near windows and doors of buildings. You also can’t smoke in your car, even if it’s not moving and you’re sitting in a passenger seat. Alberta is not hotbox-friendly.

You can smoke weed in your home, in some parks (you’ll see a sign at the entrance) and trails, on sidewalks (but not at bus stops or near them), in designated areas at festivals.

You can’t smoke in a regular car even if it’s parked right outside your home, but if it’s an RV and it’s parked in a designated place — you legally can smoke cannabis in it.

30 grams is the most you can buy or carry at a time, or the equivalent amount in edibles or concentrate.

You have to be 18 years old. In comparison with other territories that put the age limit at 19 or 21, Alberta has the youngest legal stoners. A minimum age of 18 will help protect youth from health risks and will make obtaining cannabis safer.

Growing cannabis plants at home is legal in BC. Adults can grow up to four non-medical cannabis plants per household. Choose the place for your plants carefully: you can’t grow weed if it can be seen from a public place, like parks, streets, sidewalks, sports fields, and K-12 school properties.

You can grow plants on your balcony, or in your yard, but only as long as they’re not visible from a public place.

Growing cannabis at home is banned in homes used as licensed child care.

Yes! Check out the best weed dispensaries in British Columbia. There’s more than 350 private stores and 30 more government-owned ones. Ordering weed online is the most convenient way to get it in BC, and it’s fully legal.

Smoking and vaping cannabis in British Columbia is not allowed in public places, including:

• Playgrounds, sports fields, skate parks, swimming pools and spray pools, or any decks or seating areas associated these places;
• Public buildings, workplaces, or common areas of apartments, condos, or dormitories, and within six meters of air intakes, windows, and doorways attached to these places;
• Within six meters of bus stops, transit shelters, train stations, ferry docks and similar places;
• Regional and municipal parks, except for designated campsites;
• Provincial parks, except for areas identified or designated;
• Public patios;
• Health board properties, except in designated smoking areas.

Non-medical cannabis consumption (in all forms) is banned on K-12 school properties, as well as any adjacent sidewalks or boulevards.

You can smoke weed in any public spaces where tobacco smoking and vaping are allowed. Community care facilities, assisted living residences, and hospitals may designate specific rooms in which residents or patients can smoke or vape cannabis.

Adults 19+ can carry up to 30 grams of dried non-medical cannabis, or its equivalent, in a public place.

In addition, adults cannot possess any more than 1,000 grams of dried non-medical cannabis, or its equivalent, in a non-public place, like at home. This limit is per household and is based on the expected yield from four cannabis plants.

19 years old, at this point adults have no restrictions in buying cannabis, according to the Cannabis Act and the local laws. Note that sharing weed with minors is a criminal offense, even if it;s just a puff or half a gram.

The local government decided to reverse the “4 plants per residence” rule, so growing cannabis at home is prohibited in Manitoba. Your only option is to buy weed from a store.

It’s a 2,500$ fine if you somehow get caught with at least a single cannabis plant in your residence.

Hell yes, there are. Check out the best weed dispensaries in Manitoba, there are plenty. In return for the growth ban, the local government promised that at least 90 per cent of Manitoba residents will (in the near future) have access to a legal weed shop within 30-minuted drive, or less.

Smoking and vaping cannabis is illegal in public places, including:

• Streets and sidewalks;
• Parks and beaches, including provincial parks;
• School grounds;
• Restaurant patios and decks;
• Healthcare facilities.

It’s also illegal in enclosed public places. There are some exceptions, such as designated rooms in palliative care units, but none that you can just walk in to smoke.

In Manitoba, so far, the ONLY place where you can safely smoke weed is a private residence. That’s it, no other areas allow it. Sadly, your home is the only option.

If you get caught smoking weed in a park or at, say, at a bus stop, or just on a sidewalk, you’ll have to pay around 670$ fine.

Manitobans aged 19 and up can possess up to 30 grams of non-medical cannabis in public. This is consistent with federal possession limits (aka “just as almost everywhere, with no surprises”). Check out Justice Canada for more info.

19 years old — that’s when legal cannabis becomes an option. At 18 you’re still considered a minor when it comes to smoking weed, at least according to the law. Sharing with minors will result in a 2,500$ fine. So… we recommend not sharing with minors.

People aged 19 and older may grow up to four plants on their own property for personal use. You’ll need a license if you want to grow it for sale.

And if you worry that your plants will produce more than the allowed 1 oz (they will) — no worries: there are no limits on the amount of weed you can keep at home.

In any of more than 20 authorized stores (with the majority of them in Moncton). Feel free to check out the best weed dispensaries in New Brunswick that we have all sorted and reviewed.

In public spaces, in cars, on the streets, and basically at any place that’s not your home (or your friend’s home).

You can smoke weed legally in NB in just two locations:

1. Your private home;
2. And the land around it.

Basically, inside your house and in your backyard. Sadly, that’s it, no other legal smoking areas exist. At least at this point.

People aged 19 and older may have up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent in their possession when outside their home. Speaking of the equivalents, 30 grams of dry weed is:

• 450 grams of edibles;
• 2,1 litres of liquid products with THC;
• 7,5 grams of concentrates for dabbing (including cartridges).

It’s not like every police car is equipped with scales, but we recommend following a simple rule here: if you doubt whether it’s over the limit — act like it is. That’s a guaranteed way to avoid paying fines.

You have to be at least 19 years old to buy or smoke weed legally in New Brunswick. Yes, the dispensary will ask for your ID. No, a fake one will not work.

If the store does not ask you to provide a document that would prove your age — that store is… not quite legal.

Adults may grow up to four marijuana plants per household. The plants must be grown indoors at a person’s primary dwelling (or in a secure, adjacent building such as a garage or shed). Growing plants outdoors is not allowed!

If you live in a condo or rent your home, your landlord or condo association may place restrictions on the cultivation of cannabis.

Yes, but the number of the shops is quite limited. Check out weed dispensaries in Newfoundland and Labrador near you to find the most convenient option.

All 20 stores are NLC-licensed, and you don’t need to drive for hours to buy weed in person: most stores can safely and securely deliver it to your home.

You can’t smoke weed in public spaces, workplaces, vehicles, streets, parks, and so on. Nowhere in the exception of your own home. Unless it’s medical and you have your card with you.

If it’s medical cannabis, you can smoke at any location that allows smoking tobacco. Be ready to prove that it’s medical, though, local authorities can ask for your medical document. And if it’s recreational, your only option is a private residence.

You can possess up to 30 grams of dried cannabis in public. Provincial legislation does not dictate the quantity of cannabis that you can possess in private.

19 years old, just as in the majority of other provinces and territories. No sharing with minors (or you’ll be fined), no trying to get your weed from an official dispensary if you are under 19 years old yourself. All of these activities will either cost you time or money.

Adults 19 and over can grow up to four cannabis plants per residence, indoors or in a yard on private property.

Mind the seeds: they must be purchased from a legal supplier. You can’t grow some random seeds that your friend gave you.

Also, people living in condos, apartments, or multi-family dwellings may be subject to rules defined by rental agreements or condo boards.

In any of the available shops, and if you’re not sure which one to choose — check out the best weed dispensaries in Northwest Territories in our database.

This is where you better keep your joint packed:

• At public events (festivals, fairs, concerts);
• At locations that are meant for children (playgrounds, schools, and so on);
• Indoors and in any other area that prohibits smoking tobacco.

With all the trails and parks at your disposal for lighting it up — we don’t see why would you choose a playground instead.

You definitely can smoke at home, like in any other part of the country. However, the local laws also allow you to smoke weed legally on trails and in parks (when there are no organized events) and on some roadways (but only if you’re not driving a vehicle, it would be DUI).

Just as it goes in the Cannabis Act:

Adults 19 and over will be allowed to possess up to 30 grams of dried cannabis (or the equivalent) in a public place. People under the age of 19 are not allowed to purchase or possess any amount of cannabis.

19 years old is considered legal age, with huge fines on sharing cannabis with minors, up to a criminal prosecution.

Legal age adults can grow up to four cannabis plants per household. It doesn’t matter if you live in a condo: each apartment is considered a separate household.

Check out the only cannabis dispensaries in Nova Scotia on our map. Note that you can only purchase cannabis legally from the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (aka NSLC). They have a monopoly on legal weed, no private stores allowed. That’s why there are, like, just 10 of them.

The Smoke-free Places Act applies to smoking weed in public places. You can be fined up to $2,000 for lighting a joint indoors, near a school, in a park, and so on. You also can’t smoke in your car, even if it’s parked in your driveway.

You can smoke cannabis in the privacy of your own home, but it’s guaranteed only if you own it. In case you rent, your landlord may make rules about cannabis smoking or growing that form part of your lease. For more information, check Service Nova Scotia.

If you’re 19 or over, you can have up to 30 grams of dried cannabis (or equivalent) with you in public. There are no restrictions on how much you can keep in your home, as long as it’s for personal use. Store cannabis safely and keep it away from children and pets.

19 years old, the local government decided to keep it just as in the federal Cannabis Act. No surprises here. And be sure to keep it on you when you’ll go to the NSLC-owned store: they WILL ask you to provide it, not only because you may look too young, but simply to put it in the base.

Yes, up to 4 plants per residence. Note that it’s a RESIDENCE limit, you can’t grow 4 plants PER PERSON in the residence. Even if you and 3 of your friends live in the same apartment, each of you can grow just one plant.

You can legally grow cannabis in Ontario only if you’re not going to sell it, if you’re 19 years old, you bought the seeds from the authorized store, and your condo rules do not forbid it.

In one of many, MANY pot shops that sell all sorts of weed. There are more than 1500 of them all across the province, with the majority in the GTA. Check the best cannabis dispensaries in Ontario, just choose your preferred location — and we’ll show you your best options.

Here the list of places where you can’t smoke is smaller than the list of places where you can. In Ontario, smoking weed weed is prohibited:

• In common areas indoors (like the floor of your apartment building or elevators;
• Most likely, in your office (it’s an inclosed area);
• And all the places that forbid it specifically (private property owners can do it).

Be sure to check, hotels do, most of the time, forbid smoking in the rooms, and AirBNB owners can forbid marijuana use on their property.

You also can’t smoke (and vape too) cannabis at schools and around schools, you can’t smoke anywhere near the places where children gather, even if there are no children around.

Smoking weed is not allowed in common areas of hospitals, at stadiums, in restaurants, at bus stops and other public facilities. And that’s it!

You can smoke weed in public in Ontario, as well as in your private residence.

It’s legal to use cannabis:

• At home;
• In parks;
• While walking down the street;
• At special lounge zones at hotels;
• In your car (but only when it’s parked and if it’s an RV);
• In hospitals or care homes (that have a designated area!).

Just make sure the place has no additional restrictions and that there are no kids around.

You can legally carry around in public:

• 30 grams of dried cannabis;
• 450 grams of edibles;
• 2,1 litres of liquid products with THC
• 7,5 grams of concentrates for dabbing (including cartridges)
• 30 cannabis seeds.

These are approximate numbers. The rule of thumb is, you can possess the equivalent of 30 grams of dried weed. That’s. like, about 60 full-sized joints, so we doubt you’ll need more at a time.

You must be at least 19 years old to buy, smoke, carry around or grow weed in Ontario. In comparison with the majority of other provinces, Ontario has the lightest restrictions.

Yes, up to 4 plants per residence, and there’s no difference whether those are mature plants, or not. You’re allowed to grow at home if you’re an adult and you do it for personal use, not for sale.

As of 2022, most of the PEI’s dispensaries are in Charlottetown, Montague and in O’Leary. Check the full list of PEI cannabis dispensaries right here.

In public, and any location that is not a private residence, yours or of your friends. No smoking allowed in your car, even if it’s parked, in parks, on the streets, indoors or at public-use outdoor areas.

In any location that is considered a private residence. It can be your own home, your friend’s home, a hotel room that you rent (most of them do not allow smoking marijuana indoors though), a campsite, and so on.

30 grams of weed or the equivalent of it when in public. You can walk around with a large pack of edibles, multiple dabbing cartridges, more than 2 litres of liquid THC products.

19 years or older, and the punishment for sharing your weed with anyone under that age is pretty severe. If you’re under 19 and get caught walking around with a zip of weed in your pocket — the police can legally take it away and destroy it.

NO. You can’t grow cannabis at home in Quebec. The common rule of «four plants per residence» doesn’t work there. Even for personal use. Fines may go up to a $1,000,000 (you have to own a whole plantation to get the maximum one, but you will likely pay more than $2,000 even for a single plant.

Right here you can check all the available weed dispensaries in Quebec. We have them sorted by reviews and proximity — so you can find the best option.

You can’t smoke (and vape):

• In public;
• In parks;
• At public facilities (like bus stops);
• On terraces of the restaurants.

And you can’t smoke in your car even if it’s parked. And around children.

Basically, we would not recommend smoking anywhere that’s not your home or your friend’s home.

The only place where you can legally smoke is your home or your backyard. But only if there are no extra restrictions.

For example, if you rent your place, the landlord can forbid MJ inside their property. Or if you live in a condo, smoking weed can be forbidden on the whole building territory by the board.

The usual «30 grams» rule works in Quebec. So you can carry around a bit more than an ounce of dried marijuana at a time, or the equivalent of it (about 150 grams of fresh weed, a bit over 2000 grams of liquid products with THC, or 7,5g of concentrates (no matter the exact type, it applies to budder and oil equally).

You have to be 21 years old or older to legally buy and smoke weed in Quebec. Not 18, not 19 like in most other territories and provinces. 21 only!

The «four cannabis plants per home» rule works in Saskatchewan, so yes, you can grow your own cannabis. Just note that it’s 4 per residence, not per person. And only if the board of your building or the landlord allows it.

Yes, dozens of online and private stores with Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority approval sell legal weed. Check the best local dispensaries here.

You can’t smoke weed in public in Saskatchewan. You also can’t smoke in a car. Even if you’re a passenger, not the driver, and even if it’s parked. Smoking and vaping weed is prohibited in the same locations as smoking tobacco by the local law.

At home, at your friend’s place, and that’s it. Unless the local board or your landlord forbids it (they have all the rights to do so, at least according to the law).

30 grams of dried weed, and the equivalent of that amount in edibles, extracts, or topicals. We mean:

• 450 grams of edibles;
• 2,1 liters of liquid products with THC;
• 7,5 grams of concentrates for dabbing (including vaping pen cartridges).

It’s a Cannabis Act norm, not the local law, but you still have to follow it if you want to spend the next 600$ on weed, not fines.

19 years old. If you’re younger than that and get caught smoking or just walking around with weed — the amount of it plays the key role: under 5 grams it’s just a fine, and more than 5g can result in criminal prosecution.

Yes, the almost-nationwide rule of «four plants per home for personal use» applies to Yukon residents. Growing 5 and more plants is, sadly, illegal.

Yes, it’s been a rough ride for local stores, but you can buy and order weed in Yukon dispensaries now. Find the best deals and support the business — these guys should be applauded for opening after all they’ve had to go through since 2018.

In public, in your car, in parks… you can’t smoke anywhere in Yukon except on your private property. The local government claims to ease the restrictions later, though.

At home and on your territory (say, a backyard or your porch). That’s it. You can smoke weed in Yukon only on your property (private or rented), if there are no additional restrictions.

30 grams of dried cannabis or the equivalent of it is legal to possess in public. That’s more than enough to get all your friends, their friends, and their friends’ friends high.

19 years old — that’s when you’re considered an adult and can enjoy all the benefits of recreational marijuana legalization in Yukon.

Yes, you can grow up to 4 plants per residence. Although the local government wanted to ban this part of the federal legalization act (and they could), they decided not to go for it. Now it’s legal to grow weed at home in Nunavut, but only if you don’t intend to sell it.

Nunavut has… well, some problems with legal weed dispensaries. Although the law — in theory — allows private cannabis stores, there are currently zero of them. Your only option is to order weed online and pay extra for the delivery. Or bring your own — we remind you that it’s legal to travel on domestic flights with weed.

There’s a whole ton of places in Yukon with no police officer for miles around, but we’ll keep it legal: you can’t smoke weed in public, in your car, on the streets, in parks, and so on. Two only exceptions, the locations where you CAN smoke, are licensed lounge zones and your home. Otherwise, it can be a fine or even a criminal prosecution.

Nunavut has officially allowed smoking lounges! According to the local laws, of course. Practically, it will be a challenge to find one. There is, again, about zero of them working now (if you own one — please reach out to us, we’ll be happy to update the info!). And, of course, you can smoke at home.

30 grams, a little more than one ounce, in public. And you can keep at home about 150 grams. Edibles and concentrates are legal too, but only if you have less than the equivalent of 30 grams of dry weed.

Legal age for weed in Nunavut?
You can buy, smoke and grow weed in Nunavut if you’re 19 years or older. Sharing with minors is a big no-no. Even if it’s a polar bear cub. Please, don’t smoke weed with polar bears (unless they have some really good stuff).