you will be amazed!!! Don’t be too upset

Surrey is the largest municipality in BC, and thus it has a large deviation in property value and well everything. Some areas in surrey (south surrey) have among the highest property value in the province. While others have lots of shootings. (north Surrey)

Growing is almost 100% indoors in surrey as there are very few large parks or forests. It may well be the grow op capital of the world. As it certainly is for Canada

I don’t know why it has so many, maybe it is because the cops are focused on other crime and the property value is low.

Use of cannabis is highest in BC than anywere else in Canada. So it’s pretty chill everywhere but there are few cultural outlets in the burbs.

Vancouver on the other hand is were the culture resonates. We actually have cannabis café’s must like in Holland but without the sales, as the ones who try to are quickly shut down. We also have had several Vape bars which I do not know if they have these in Holland. Both kinds of cafes come and go as they often start dealing, or they get busted with a bunch of product in the back. One that has been around for ever is the “Amsterdam Café” which is on the “Pot Block” with the BC Marijuana Party Bookstore
Which is owned by Marc Emery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Emery

Funny enough there are stores who actually deal, as there only operation. I know of two: one operates in an apartment near a café and is owned by the Hells Angels (allegedly), and the other is one of Marc Emery’s associates

Vancouver has a large student population: 45 000 at UBC and also Vancouver CC, Langara College, Simon Fraser University is close, several art and music schools.

Generally you can openly smoke cannabis on the streets of Downtown. They can fine you, but never heard of anyone having a problem.

Coffee is very big on the west coast and this remains true here too. Although starbucks is very prevalent they do not make up 50% of the market, as there are many privet quirky shops around.

Vancouver has lots and lots of parks, you can check that out on google map. If you visit I recommend hitting up Stanly Park. It’s huge and kinda like an island that is barley joined to the downtown.

Police are very tolerant of weed. A friend knows a cop that acutely grows!! (not in van)
They realize they have better things to do.

I know a lot of Americans that come here and they just love it.

Maybe you should

oh
ps- the weather is fucking crazy. it must be climate change

all summer literally No rain at all. None
September comes, Huge rain storm for a few days coupled with a big ass wind storm. Cutting out power to like 300 000 people for 2-4 days

then that goes away, Snow storm Covering us with about 1.5-2 feet of snow.

it doesn’t snow here usually. and if it does it's later and like 1 inch for a day