No weed's not "legal" in canada, but the penalties are certainly less. Here in USA, least in my state...

Cultivation, delivery or sale of 1,000 pounds or less is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000.

This could be 1 plant, or 1000. And those fines actually can go way over 25k.

I'm probably going to move to a MMJ state in 2-3 years. With my condition it would be simple to get a card.