Canada is world's largest legal pot market

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Canada now world's largest legal marijuana marketplace

TORONTO, Canada - Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational cannabis in Canada, but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it. Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland. Power was first in line at a store in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Depiction of cannabis bud hangs from ceiling as a band plays at Leafly's countdown party in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, as they prepare to mark the legalization of Cannabis across Canada (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP).

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(October 17, 2018) "I am going to frame it and hang it on my wall. I'm not even going to smoke it. I'm just going to save it forever," Power said.

And there was more good news for pot aficionados: Hours before a handful of retail outlets opened in the country's easternmost province a federal official told the Associated Press that Canada will pardon all those with convictions for possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana, the now-legal threshold.
 

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A formal announcement was planned for later Wednesday. The official, who was not authorized to speak public ahead of the announcement, said those who want to take advantage of the pardons will have to apply.
 

Canada has had legal medical marijuana since 2001 and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has spent two years working toward expanding that to include recreational marijuana. The goal is to better reflect society's changing opinion about marijuana and bring black market operators into a regulated system.
 

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SEATTLE, Washington (Oct. 18, 2018) - More than two dozen countries (13+) have relaxed their cannabis or other drug laws, and a number could consider legalizing weed in the not-too-distant future. The South American nation of Uruguay was first to legalize pot in 2013. Canada became the second on Wednesday (Oct. 17), and its size and global standing likely will encourage others to follow. Here's a look at other nations that could be influenced by Canada's legalization: More