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Can you travel with cannabis in Canada?

Canada has legalized cannabis for recreational use, but there are still some rules and restrictions on traveling with cannabis within the country.

It is generally legal to travel within Canada with recreational cannabis as long as you meet certain requirements.

For example, you must be of legal age (18 or 19 depending on the province), you must have legally purchased the cannabis from a licensed retailer, and you must not exceed the possession limit for the province in which you are located.

The possession limit varies by province but is generally up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent in other forms.

Although recreational cannabis is legal in Canada, it is still illegal to bring cannabis across the border into the United States, even if you are traveling directly from Canada to a legal state.

The US still bans cannabis nationwide, and the border checkpoint is its territory. So if you are planning to travel to the United States, do not bring cannabis or cannabis accessories with you.

Can you travel from province to province in Canada with cannabis?

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Can you travel from province to province in Canada with cannabis? Yes, technically. You should familiarize yourself with the specific rules of the province you are traveling to.

Fortunately, most provinces have similar rules. But there are some key differences. For example, the possession limit in Quebec is 150 grams. But only on private property. In the neighboring provinces of New Brunswick and Ontario, the maximum is 30 grams, whether you’re in public or not.

Likewise, the legal age in Quebec is 21, but only 19 in Ontario.

The rules in each province

1. Albert:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent (e.g. 150 grams of fresh cannabis, 2,100 grams of liquid cannabis, or 600 milligrams of cannabis extract)
• Public Consumption: Where tobacco is allowed depends on municipal by-laws, government reviews lounges
• Retail: Private retail stores and online sales

2. British Columbia:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• Public Consumption: Where tobacco is allowed depends on local bylaws, government investigates lounges, “illegal” lounges exist in Vancouver
• Retail: Private and government stores as well as online sales

3. Manitoba:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• The consumption of cannabis in public is not permitted.
• Retail: Private and government stores as well as online sales

4. New Brunswick:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• The consumption of cannabis in public is not permitted.
• Retail: Government-operated stores and online sales

5. Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• The consumption of cannabis in public is not permitted.
• Retail: Private and government stores as well as online sales

6. Northwest Territories:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• Public consumption: trails, streets and parks.
• Retail: Government-operated stores and online sales

7. Nova Scotia:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• The consumption of cannabis in public is not permitted.
• Retail: Government-operated stores and online sales

8. Nunavut:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• No public consumption, but the government allows licensed cannabis smoking lounges
• Retail: Government-operated stores

9. Canada:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• Public Consumption: Where tobacco is legal, there are “illegal” lounges in Toronto
• Retail: Private retail stores and online sales

10. Prince Edward Island:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• Public Consumption: Generally no, some designated areas, government investigates lounges
• Retail: Government-operated stores and online sales

11. Quebec:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• The consumption of cannabis in public is not permitted.
• Retail: Government-operated stores and online sales

12. Saskatchewan:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• The consumption of cannabis in public is not permitted.
• Retail: Private retail stores and online sales

13. Yukon:

• Public Possession Limitation: Up to 30 grams of dried cannabis or equivalent
• Public Consumption: Where tobacco is permitted depends on municipal bylaws
• Retail: Government-operated stores and online sales

Can you fly with cannabis?

As long as the flight is technically domestic, you can travel with less than 30 grams of dried cannabis. But that doesn’t mean some low-level security guard on an ego trip can’t pretend to be the DEA.

We recommend that you keep it in its original packaging. Store in a secure, sealed container when needed. Ideally, the excise stamp should be visible.

The same goes for liquid cannabis, where you can hold up to 2,100 grams equivalent. You can also own 5 gram concentrates.

You should check your baggage if you decide to test the limits. Most airlines limit the carriage of liquid products. So you’re in trouble if you have a cannabis extract over 100 milliliters.

However, you do need to pack items like vape pens in your carry-on luggage. Speaking of vape pens, don’t vape at the airport or on a plane. At least not where anyone can see you.

Unfortunately, you cannot take edible products on flights. Eat them before you go through security.

FAQ: Traveling with cannabis in Canada

Except in Quebec, Canadians can grow up to four plants per household. Does that mean it’s illegal to drive clones across Quebec from Ontario to New Brunswick?

Retailers in Quebec also don’t sell chocolate edibles. If you bring something from Kingston, Ontario and give it to a friend in Montreal, Quebec, are you breaking the law? What if your friend is under 21? (In that case, you’re breaking the law. You can’t give cannabis to Quebec minors.)

Does Cannabis Law Override State Laws?

Such questions have yet to be answered.

A Quebec man is suing the provincial government over its ban on home growing. Since the federal government allows home growing, he argues that the Quebec government should oppose it.

Decisions and appeals go through the courts.

Traveling across the border with alcohol

It’s never too late to test the limits of cannabis law when it comes to interprovincial trade. While generally traveling with cannabis in Canada is fairly easy, problems do arise when looking to buy and sell. Or exceed the 30 gram limit.

Section 121 of Canada’s Constitution Act 1867 states that “All articles of the growth, products or manufacture of any one of the provinces shall be freely imported into each of the other provinces from and after union.”

The interpretation of Section 121 as a commitment to free trade within Canada is perfectly valid. Provinces should exist in a free economic union.

However, courts routinely give provinces the green light to regulate cross-border movement of goods and services. For example, the provinces regulate the import and export of alcohol. Reasons include “public health and safety” (but actually revenue generation).

Provincial agents do not take well to free and fair markets.

Take the Gerard Comeau case. Stopped by New Brunswick police in 2012 and charged with exceeding the alcohol limit he was allowed to bring into the province.

Comeau argued that this limit violated Section 121. He believed it guaranteed the free movement of goods across provincial borders.

The case was named R. v. Comeau known. It went to the Supreme Court. He lost.

Traveling in Canada with cannabis when common sense prevailed

Despite what the Supreme Court thinks, everyone has the right to pursue their own interests and to freely interact with others, so long as they do not initiate the use of force or deceit against others.

That doesn’t mean that conflicts don’t still arise. But consider the alternatives to provincial bureaucracies and nine Supreme Court justices dictating the law like high priests of the church.

Traveling with cannabis in Canada could be problematic when a liberal stoner travels from Edmonton to a conservative Ontario city. Suppose he smokes everywhere and smells everywhere.

Now imagine if there were no government to save you. Here are your options:

1. Open Dialogue: Conservative residents and liberal newcomers can engage in an open and respectful dialogue to better understand each other’s perspectives. Help bridge the gap between them and find common ground.
2. Private Property Rights: If Canada were more libertarian, property rights would be a priority. Suppose the liberal newcomer lives on private property. In this case, the property owner might ask him to leave because they don’t want him there. When the newcomer bought real estate, contractual clauses granted him access to thoroughfares. Still, no business or civic institutions would need to associate with him.
3. Nonviolent Protest: City residents have the right to peacefully protest or boycott the liberal newcomer if they disagree with his beliefs or behavior.

Who Really Controls Cannabis Travel in Canada?

Depending on the beliefs of the community, residents may feel obligated to respect the liberal stoner’s right to live and conduct his business as he sees fit. So while they protest, they will do so respectfully.

Of course, some communities may declare that “there can be no tolerance” for liberal weed smokers. As ignorant as their belief in cannabis may be, who are we to judge in a community of private landowners?

Why would an Edmonton liberal who loves cannabis move to a conservative Ontario town that hates it?

Traveling with cannabis in Canada is a social norm. Rules are better enforced when local communities recognize their civic power. State laws and bureaucratic enforcement are costly and ineffective.