Manitoba legislation lifting ban on homegrown recreational cannabis to come into effect May 1

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 23, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Manitobans will beryllium allowed to turn cannabis plants successful their homes starting this coming month.

Legislation that volition assistance a prohibition connected homegrown recreational cannabis is acceptable to travel into effect connected May 1. Anyone aged 19 years oregon older will beryllium allowed to cultivate up to 4 cannabis plants successful their residence.

The national Cannabis Act acceptable a four-plant maximum, but besides allowed provinces to acceptable up their ain restrictions.

Manitoba's erstwhile Progressive Conservative authorities introduced the prohibition successful 2018. It was upheld successful a tribunal ruling from 2023.

The lifting of the prohibition successful Manitoba would marque Quebec the lone state successful Canada barring radical from increasing cannabis plants successful their homes.

The amendment measure passed successful June.