Cannabis has been legal in Canada since October 17, 2018. That’s old news. But the rules in Ontario — especially around where you can buy, where you can consume, and what you can grow at home — keep evolving, and a lot of people are still working off information from 2019.

Who Sells Legally

Retail in Ontario is licensed through the AGCO (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario) and wholesaled through the OCS (Ontario Cannabis Store). You’ll see hundreds of brick-and-mortar shops across the GTA — Spiritleaf, Fire & Flower, Tokyo Smoke, Nova, and dozens of independents. They all source from OCS-approved licensed producers.

What You Can Actually Do

Adults 19+ can possess up to 30 grams of dried cannabis (or equivalent) in public. You can grow up to four plants per household — not per person — and they have to be from licensed seeds or seedlings. You can consume in private residences, most outdoor spaces where tobacco is allowed, and specific designated guest rooms at hotels. You cannot consume on TTC, in a vehicle of any kind, at schools, on hospital grounds, or within 20 metres of most public gathering spaces.

The Grey Market

Delivery services like the one KREAM demonstrates are in a legal grey zone. Ontario allows legal retailers to deliver, but a lot of the craft stuff Torontonians actually want — small-batch, terp-heavy, solventless — moves through rep networks outside the OCS pipeline. Know what you’re buying, know who you’re buying from, and insist on lab results. A COA is the floor, not the ceiling.

Driving and Cannabis

Zero tolerance. If you’re caught driving impaired in Ontario you’re looking at an immediate 3-day license suspension for a first offence, escalating fast. Don’t do it. The TTC exists. Ubers exist. Walking exists.

Know the rules, smoke responsibly, respect your neighbours. That’s the whole playbook.