It's official: Canada will become 2nd country to legalize recreational marijuana

In a landmark decision passed through Canada’s Senate, people will be allowed to use recreational marijuana beginning Oct. 17.

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26 Comments

  1. SuperDungeonBoy on January 2, 2020 at 7:34 am

    Maybe Canada & USA can smoke a Peace-Pipe together now ? Puff-puff pass ; )



  2. Hello World! on January 2, 2020 at 7:35 am

    Time to move to Canada.



  3. Tonka DRIVER on January 2, 2020 at 7:36 am

    They put poor Ricky out of business Guess he can still make a profit from growing mushrooms



  4. Kari Jones on January 2, 2020 at 7:37 am

    Now let’s get Tennessee on board



  5. Passive on January 2, 2020 at 7:39 am

    GOOD JOB CANADA!!!



  6. Kristopher Kranick on January 2, 2020 at 7:46 am

    This is dumb



  7. Zafar Nazimov on January 2, 2020 at 7:48 am

    what????



  8. Rebecca diaz de leon on January 2, 2020 at 7:50 am

    πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€€πŸ˜



  9. Keto - Walk - Get Fit on January 2, 2020 at 7:55 am

    Who cares what they do. It’s not America



  10. salmonline on January 2, 2020 at 7:56 am

    What about private cultivation?
    Are citizens allowed to grow weed at home?



  11. No Uturn Allowed on January 2, 2020 at 7:58 am

    The first batch will be called Maple Leaf.πŸ‘πŸ‘



  12. howard mayer on January 2, 2020 at 8:02 am

    You have a choice JESUS or man. Any one who smokes this stuff is for man.



  13. I'm just sayin' on January 2, 2020 at 8:05 am

    Canada is going to have to build a wall; a BIG ONE!



  14. Ari on January 2, 2020 at 8:07 am

    Congrats from the US and Colorado! πŸ˜šπŸ’¨



  15. im Jus St ChiLLin on January 2, 2020 at 8:08 am

    Come on America our friends to the North have done it……Lets make it happen!



  16. SunnySinclair1979 on January 2, 2020 at 8:09 am

    what are the laws there regarding where can you smoke it etc?



  17. Superstition Waltz on January 2, 2020 at 8:14 am

    Just please beware of the smoking itself. Hot smoke is dangerous. Especially when repetitious. πŸ™‚



  18. I'm right you're wrong on January 2, 2020 at 8:14 am

    Can you legalize something that isn’t illegal? So basically they just decided to Capitalized in on it, Oh Cu-nanadas.



  19. Myles B on January 2, 2020 at 8:18 am

    Im going to Canada



  20. TheDesert IsPatient on January 2, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Canadians are so hospitable and courteous; so pleasant…. I wonder what it will be like there with them – mellow too (?)



  21. jason morgan on January 2, 2020 at 8:21 am

    I like Canada again.



  22. drzero7 on January 2, 2020 at 8:22 am

    Ya know before how much people make fun of Canadian flag of the Maple Leaf kinda looking like weed? Yeah, now it’s official.



  23. William Stone on January 2, 2020 at 8:25 am

    *Harper has a heart attack*



  24. Genghis Khan Wei on January 2, 2020 at 8:26 am

    πŸŽΆπŸ˜ƒSmoke thee weed Until me eyes Bleeed😩🎢



  25. trifulquita15 on January 2, 2020 at 8:27 am

    Nobody will get a job now. All the people smoking n feelin goooood and relax.



  26. Abdul Hassan on January 2, 2020 at 8:27 am

    All eyes on Canada! Amsterdam no more.. love & peace to Cannadis..