Is cannabis legal in Canada?
Yes: adults can use cannabis recreationally in Canada, within local rules.
Legal
The short answer
- Visitors
- Visitors can buy in licensed stores
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Varies by city
City guides in Canada
Where to buy, prices and what to watch for, city by city.
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesToronto
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesCalgary
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesOttawa
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesVancouver
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesMontreal
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesEdmonton
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesWinnipeg
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesHalifax
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesVictoria
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Legal
- Legal
Visitors can buy in licensed storesQuebec City
Canada
- Recreational
- Legal
- Medical
- Legal
- Home growing
- Illegal
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Cannabis laws change, and they are often different for visitors than for residents. This is a guide, not legal advice: check the current law and local rules before you travel.