Hundreds of Canadians have taken to the streets to celebrate the legalization of recreational marijuana following a nearly century-long ban.

Canada officially became the first industrialized nation to legalize the drug on Wednesday following a two-year push by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, which hopes to bring dealers out of the black market and into a regulated system.

Cannabis connoisseurs appear to have embraced the new system as massive queues formed outside many of the 111 legal pot shops now open around the country.

Eager consumers were pictured spewing smoke on the sidewalks, using up products almost certainly purchased on the black market as they waited to get their hands on the legal version.




Celebrations are being held across Canada on Wednesday following the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. Cannabis connoisseurs are seen parading through Montreal with a Canadian flag bearing a pot leaf in place of a maple one.


A man fights the frigid weather by dancing on the sidewalk as he waits in line to purchase legal cannabis at a store in Montreal.

Hundreds of cannabis-loving Canadians lined up to get their hands on legal marijuana at over 100 stores across the nation.





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Man smokes a joint next to a sign marking the end of more than a century of marijuana prohibition in the northern nation.

Dan Thompson (left) and her partner, Nick Frankruyter, share a joint on the day at Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Ontario.

Krissy Calkins takes a puff from a patriotic Canadian flag-themed joint at a legalized marijuana event in Toronto

Toronto police launched a public awareness campaign Wednesday to remind people to stop calling authorities to snitch on their neighbors' marijuana use now that its legal. Two snarky tweets from the police force are shown.

Massive queues formed overnight in cities across Canada as marijuana became legal under federal law at midnight.

Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton applauds after handing Ian Power and Nikki Rose, who were first in line to purchase the first legal recreational marijuana after midnight, their purchases at the Tweed retail store in St John's.


A man checks out his purchase outside the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) store in Montreal on Wednesday morning


A man smokes from a glass bong as he waits in line to purchase legal cannabis outside a government store in Montreal


A woman and her baby pose for a photo.

A customer smiles excitedly as he exits a Natural Vibe store in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Wednesday.

Stephanie Warkentin, left, and Robert MacNeil, check over their cannabis purchases at the retail store in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Wednesday.

Cannabis joints rolled with Canadian themed paper are photographed at the 'Wake and Bake' event in Toronto on Wednesday.


An employee packs purchases into a shopping bag after the first legal recreational marijuana sale after midnight at a Tweed retail store in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.






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Some legal pot stores experienced supply shortages because of the high demand.




Cannabis use worldwide, Nigeria ranked 3rd.

We now know where to go to smoke some legit weed.

The world is going Gaga

See oo

but some stupid dumb foolish shallow-minded idiotic no-sense imbecilic slowpoke hypocritical watery-brain Nigerians still thinks 'igbo' is bad and for the irresponsible ones. some even says it makes you run mad Gawd I wish I have a superpower to wipe such motherfuckers from the surface of the Earth to be seen no more.

And this fvckery is being celebrated?

The world has gone haywire. It's a cesspit of madness

*Shudder*

God bless Canada.. Weed isn't legalized in naija but na we be the third highest smoker in the world, pls who's deceiving who.. I dnt even want us to legalize it sef, cos at the end of the day the cash generated will keep ending up in the pocket of looters..

Fck Gariba

Ishilove:
And this fvckery is being celebrated?

The world has gone haywire. It's a cesspit of madness

*Shudder*

Exactly what I've been saying, and people aren't seeing it...the western world is going mad....they just dont know how to draw the line btw wright and wrong..since they eliminate God and introduce introduce these free thinking laws....

The argument was probably if tobacco that kills and is legal and it's clearly written in each pack, why isn't marijuana legal....
We will wake up one day, cocaine will be legal, methamephine will be legal. Men are already ramming rods in each other asss...we will wake up one morning. , beastiality, prostitution will be lagal, pussiess will start having company registration number and tax will be paid
If we humans with higher thinking capacity can't just maintain the faint line between normality and abnormal..we are no different from dirt and shitt.......I see no reason why dirts and shitt shouldn't be thrown into the fire....

johnkey:
but some stupid dumb foolish shallow-minded idiotic no-sense imbecilic slowpoke hypocritical watery-brain Nigerians still thinks 'igbo' is bad and for the irresponsible ones. some even says it makes you run mad Gawd I wish I have a superpower to wipe such motherfuckers from the surface of the Earth to be seen no more.

Relax...who is fighting u..
.is tobacco not bad, isn't it legal? It's even written on each pack. Tobacco kills, stop Now!!!
There are so many bad things that are legal..so don't say it's about Nigerians saying weed is bad... There are angles u can't see....
The people rulling this world are few and they are evil. Once they are interested in a matter, no matter how bad it is..they will find a way to legalized it.... Like I said we will wake up one morning..it will be legal to do all the bad things in the world.....the time is coming...

Enjoy....Peace man!!

This development can't happen in Nigeria in two centuries to come.

Little wonder a lot of Nigerians are trooping to Canada

Haa ! Canadians have joined bad gang, child of the world on a weed diet

oya buhariii your turn

Igbo smokers oya make una relocate to base

Kenekingisback:
Little wonder a lot of Nigerians are trooping to Canada

senseless comment

Mheeen

I was at the Felabration yesterday and kept wondering why weed isn't legal yet in this country. The hypocrisy stinks

Weed was created by God, so why do religious people hate it much?

Followers of Bob Marley and the Wailers

A friend of mine there said some of their chocolate have weed Too many disadvantages than advantages. Imagine breastfeeding with drug in their system.

abeg make dem come do am for naija

johnkey:
but some stupid dumb foolish shallow-minded idiotic no-sense imbecilic slowpoke hypocritical watery-brain Nigerians still thinks 'igbo' is bad and for the irresponsible ones. some even says it makes you run mad Gawd I wish I have a superpower to wipe such motherfuckers from the surface of the Earth to be seen no more.

Don't bash them. That's perception

Wait o!

Na weed carry all this packaging?

And look at the celebrations...

I must say that I'm tempted to taste this weed o!

Only God knows how long I'm gonna resist the temptation

Nigeria weed association will be hoping that Sowore wins next year's presidential election

Brb to comment,lemme finish my weed and regal drink