A look at each province's rules for marijuana legalization

A breakdown of cannabis laws in each province With cannabis on the verge of becoming legal across the country, here’s a look at how each province and territory is legislating it.

After 95 years of prohibition, recreational cannabis will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17. While the federal government will license and regulate a group of cannabis owners, it will be up to each province and territory to decide how the drug will be sold and distributed.

Here’s a breakdown of the rules you can expect in your province when the recreational use of pot is no longer illegal:

ALBERTA

Age of legal consumption: 18+

Where to buy: Privately-run retail stores and government-operated online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to restrictions from landlords

Where to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted.

Other notes: Kids are banned from entering cannabis stores, even with adult accompaniment
Alberta marijuana legalization laws

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Both government and privately-run storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sight

Where to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted

Other notes: Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties
B.C. marijuana legalization laws

MANITOBA
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Not permitted

Where to smoke?: Only in private residences

Other notes: Legal age is one year above drinking age. It’s prohibited to sell cannabis to someone who is impaired by alcohol or other substances. Municipalities can hold a referendum to ban cannabis stores in their community.
Manitoba marijuana legalization laws

NEW BRUNSWICK
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences

Other notes: 20 cannabis stores will open in July 2018. All cannabis grown outdoors must be located behind a locked enclosure that is 1.52 metres high. Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties.
New Brunswick marijuana legalization laws

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Privately-run licensed storefronts and government-operated online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences

Other notes: Some shops will be run by Tweed, a subsidiary of cannabis giant Canopy Growth.
N.L. marijuana legalization laws

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Privately-run liquor stores and government-operated online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: On private property and in private residences. Smoking will also be allowed on trails, highways, streets, roads and in parks when they are not in use for public events.

Other notes: Cannabis will initially be sold in existing liquor stores, with possibility of cannabis-only stores in the future. Individual communities will be able to enact cannabis restrictions and/or prohibitions. Landlords will also be able to declare their properties smoke-free.
N.W.T. marijuana legalization laws

NOVA SCOTIA
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, subject to landlord restrictions

Other notes: 9 cannabis stores currently confirmed in: Amherst, Dartmouth, Halifax, Lower Sackville, New Glasgow, Sydney River, Truro and Yarmouth
Nova Scotia marijuana legalization laws

NUNAVUT

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Established online vendors will be invited to sell in Nunavut, and private businesses can apply for a licence to sell cannabis, but consultation requirements mean no stores will open in 2018.

Grow your own?: Not banned, but the provincial government will regulate whether or not plants can be grown at home in the future

Where to smoke?: Not permitted in public places, other than a designated cannabis lounge or permitted event

Other notes: The offical Inuktitut name for cannabis is "surrarnaqtuq"

Nunavut marijuana legalization law

ONTARIO
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Online sales initially and then private retail shops by April 2019

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only on private property, subject to landlord restrictions

Other notes: Municipalities will have a "one time window" during which they will be able to opt-out of having cannabis stores within their boundaries
Ontario marijuana legalization laws

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated retail locations and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, so long as they’re not accessible to minors

Where to smoke?: Only on private residences, with some exceptions for certain public spaces

Other notes: PEI will have four government-owned retail locations for cannabis in 2018 in Charlottetown, Summerside, Montague, and West Prince
P.E.I. marijuana legalization laws

QUEBEC
Age of legal consumption: 18+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Not permitted

Where to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, with the exception of university and CEGEP campuses

Other notes: Six companies signed on to provide the Quebec government with at least 62,000 kg of cannabis during first year of operation
Quebec marijuana legalization laws

SASKATCHEWAN

Age of legal consumption:19+

Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to landlord restrictions

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, restricted use around minors

Other notes: Number of retail licenses issued will be restricted for first three years of legalization

Saskatchewan marijuana legalization laws

YUKON
Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales.

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sight

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, subject to landlord restrictions

Other notes: Whitehorse recently amended zoning bylaws to allow government-operated cannabis sales in only one area: Marwell. Licensing of private retailers will follow in the future
Yukon marijuana legalization laws