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🇨🇦 Cannabis status in Canada

Recreational cannabis legal nationally since 2018 under the Cannabis Act. Federally regulated by Health Canada. Cross-border carriage remains a federal offence.

Legal status (4 axes)

Recreational
legal
Medical
legal
CBD / hemp
legal
THC limit
10 mg per package for edibles

Cross-border carriage

Cross-border carriage of cannabis is illegal under the UN Single Convention 1961 in every signatory country regardless of domestic legal status. Even where domestic possession is legal, taking cannabis across the border is a separate prosecutable offence.

Last verified 2026-04-28.

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