{"iso2":"CA","iso_n3":"124","name":"Canada","region":"North America & Caribbean","status":"legal","confidence":"high","headline":"Fully legal nationwide since 2018 with licensed stores","law":"Cannabis Act (17 Oct 2018) legalised adult possession, purchase from licensed retailers, and home growing. Provinces set age, retail model and public-use rules. Sale outside the licensed system is a crime.","punishment":"Over 30 g in public: ticket or up to 5 yrs less a day. Illegal sale/distribution or production: up to 14 yrs. Selling to minors: up to 14 yrs.","access":"Very easy: licensed provincial/private stores and government online shops; home grow of 4 plants (not in Quebec/Manitoba); separate federal medical access via licensed producers.","tourists":"Yes — adult visitors can buy at licensed stores; never carry across the border.","age":"18+ to 21+ by province (19 most; 18 AB; 21 QC)","possession_limit":"30 g (public)","home_grow":"4 plants per household (banned in QC, MB)","medical":"Federal medical program since 2001 (now under Cannabis Regulations)","death_applies":0,"death_detail":null,"subnational":"Age 18 (AB), 19 (most), 21 (QC); Quebec and Manitoba ban home grow; retail is public in some provinces, private in others.","at":null,"as_of":"2026-10-25","sources":["https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/laws-regulations.html","https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-24.5/"],"disclaimer":"Information and education only — not legal advice. Laws change; check official sources.","links":{"site":"https://420.menow.us/","docs":"https://api.420.menow.us/","reference":"https://api.420.menow.us/docs"},"attribution":"Data: The Official 420 World Clock (420.menow.us) · LIBCSystems LLC"}