Who can use cannabis and what are the laws?

The Cannabis Act

What is a licensed cannabis provider?

• Providers must have a licence given to them by the government to sell and grow cannabis.
• If you have been authorized by your healthcare team to use cannabis, you can buy it from providers who have a license to sell it.

What is an unlicensed provider?

• If the provider that you buy cannabis from does not have a government license, it is illegal to buy cannabis from them.

Age Restrictions, Purchase and Public Use

• You must be 19 years of age or older
• Cannabis must only be bought from the government-regulated sellers
  • Legal cannabis should have a stamp on the package

• You can only have 30 grams of legal cannabis in your possession in public (unless authorized for medical purposes).

Driving

• Driving vehicles or operating heavy machinery under the influence of cannabis is illegal. Do not drive high.

Cannabis and Youth

• Cannabis can cause the most harm to youth because their brains are still developing until the age of 26.