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Cannabis in Quebec

Legal age, where to buy, and where you can consume cannabis in Quebec.

Quebec, Canada
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Quebec has the strictest cannabis rules in Canada: the highest legal age (21), a government retail monopoly, and a ban on home growing.

The basics

  • Legal age: 21+ (the highest in the country)
  • Where to buy: The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC), a government monopoly, in stores and online. No private retailers.
  • Possession: Up to 30 g in public.
  • Home growing: Prohibited, Quebec bans growing cannabis at home, despite the federal allowance.

Where you can consume

Public consumption rules are restrictive and broadly mirror Quebec’s tobacco rules; many municipalities add further bans on public-space use.

Buying legally in Quebec

The SQDC is the only legal seller, all product is government-sourced and lab-tested.

Sources

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