You now have to be 21-years-old to buy cannabis in Quebec

The new year has brought with it some stricter age requirement for cannabis consumers throughout Quebec.

The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) government has adopted a new law on cannabis consumption that raises the legal age from 18 to 21.

• See also:
  • For patients with eating disorders, cannabis may be the right medicine
  • 25% of young Canadians admit to driving while high: survey
  • Canadians arrested after 40 lbs of marijuana allegedly seized from luggage

The new age requirement makes Quebec the strictest province in the country. Elsewhere in Canada, cannabis is permitted at age 19, except in Alberta, where the legal age is 18.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Société Québécoise du Cannabis (@la.sqdc) on Oct 26, 2018 at 9:11pm PDT

The new law has also banned the sale of cannabis snacks including candies, desserts, gummies, and chocolate.