Indopedia All Things Marijuana
As Canada’s self-imposed deadline for legal recreational weed grows near, Canadian provinces are beginning to release regulations to govern how cannabis sales will be handled in their jurisdictions. The country’s federal government will set some of the rules for cannabis sales that will apply throughout the country, but each individual province is left on its own to draft rules regarding the minimum age of users, the location and licensing of retail stores, whether or not home grows are allowed, and many other details.
In Manitoba, the Progressive Conservative government released their Safe and Responsible Retailing of Cannabis Act this week, which will allow anyone aged 19 or older to purchase weed at retail stores or online, CBC News reports. The new laws will allow cannabis to be sold at two different kinds of retail stores. One store would be strictly age-restricted, with those under 19 prohibited from entering the premises. The other kind of store would be open to all ages, but would not be allowed to openly display marijuana products for sale. Any of these licensed storefronts will also be allowed to sell weed online, but the recipient…
