Is Pot Legal In Canada?

[Profane Motherfucker]

I'm British and I live in Chicago while I'm in grad school. I'm going to Canada later this year, and I wanted to know if bud is legal there, or decriminalized or what. I've heard about coffee shops - the "poor man's Amsterdam" - and if anyone knows, please tell me! (I've smoked BC buds once, and it knocked me on my ass!!!)

Profane Motherfucker Reviewed by Profane Motherfucker on 08-17-2005. Is Pot Legal In Canada? I'm British and I live in Chicago while I'm in grad school. I'm going to Canada later this year, and I wanted to know if bud is legal there, or decriminalized or what. I've heard about coffee shops - the "poor man's Amsterdam" - and if anyone knows, please tell me! (I've smoked BC buds once, and it knocked me on my ass!!!) Rating: 5

[Makaveli]

whats up profane. im from Houston so not too familiar with canadian law. however, with the recent shit with marc emery i think weed is decriminalized and very tolerated as long as your not a huge dealer or smuggler. if u wanna smoke in Canada tho goto Vancouver, BC, they got a place called Vansterdam that has the coffeeshops and all that. be sure to visit the bc mariuana party bookstore.

[Dewave]

I live in Quebec and weed is still "illegal" (no real laws for it since 2001, but cops keep arresting people). If you smoke at night or in a concealed place where not too much people see you there's no problem. I smoke at parties and around midnight around schools, libraries and forest and I've never saw any cops coming for me or somone else. They do arrest dealers tho. I guess it's more relaxed in BC.

Good Luck, and Good smoking,
Dewave.

[Cannada777]

ya, I live in Toronto and I really don tthink the cops give a shit about a person smoking a joint theyd rather bust some crackhead but ya, its pretty downwind around there...I few weeks ago i stopped by kensington market ( a must see ) which is basically a bunch of stoner shops and rastas, and I picked up a lil over a quart just by asking around - people are really cool there - also make sure you get to the hotbox café there you can smoke as much weed there as you want.. . I dont think weed is legal yet though but it is definetely under revision by the government because there are so many movements towardds legalization they cant just ignore it anymore - and medical marijuana is legal and i know a couple ppl with fake prescriptions

so ya if you come up here make sure you get to toronto and kensington market - or Vancouver definetely, but you can still get some good hydro in toronto

[Leonard12]

i live in toronto too and i think as long as there is under 2.5 they just will search you and confiscate or throw away your weed. just dont give the cop attitude and they are usually cool with it

[FunkyMonkey]

Its still illegal but the police have more discretionary leway than before. Some policed areas are stricter than others with fines and such and charges but its way more relaxed than the US by far.Basically if you are just holding personal and not toking at the mall you will not get a criminal record for it. It has gotten med approval and is gaining recreational acceptance as well.

[moeburn]

The law states it is decriminalized, federally i believe, for 1.5g or under. Most cops don't really give a shit about us potheads, but they are looking for dealers who have more harmful drugs than pot, so be careful. If you are caught giving someone pot, they won't lay the law on you because of the pot, they will do it to make sure you dont have something worse.

[bluntman3000]

yo well i live in a town near toronto.....(Grimsby) well no canada is not legal but its not really strict on it too....but like in city like toronto or hamilton or any tourist place they always have up and smoke cafes, and bong shops

[ermitonto]

Weed is not legal anywhere, not even in Amsterdam. It is just tolerated to various degrees.

[moeburn]

Weed is not legal anywhere, not even in Amsterdam. It is just tolerated to various degrees.

It's legal on my island.