The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people.
Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis.
Adults will be able buy cannabis oil, seeds and plants and dried cannabis from licensed producers and retailers and to possess up to 30 grams (one ounce) of dried cannabis in public, or its equivalent.
Edibles, or cannabis-infused foods, will not be immediately available for purchase but will be within a year of the bill coming into force. The delay is meant to give the government time to set out regulations specific to those products.
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Which is correct American English: legalise or legalize?
In Australia, legalise is correct, not in the U.S.
Canadian English is an odd hodgepodge of US and British English. Hence the correct Canadian spelling is legalize, but honour your neighbours.
They also never use the word “queue.”