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Here’s what you need to know about the new pot laws

Under the new laws, anyone 19 years of age or older is legally able to possess up to 30 grams of dried pot or the equivalent in non-dried form: five grams of fresh cannabis, 15 grams of edible product, 70 grams of liquid product, 0.
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Under the new laws, anyone 19 years of age or older is legally able to possess up to 30 grams of dried pot or the equivalent in non-dried form: five grams of fresh cannabis, 15 grams of edible product, 70 grams of liquid product, 0.25 grams of concentrates (solid or liquid) or one cannabis plant seed.

Penalties for being caught with more than the legal limit range from fines for small amounts up to five years in jail. Carrying pot across the border can also result in a 14-year sentence

People may also buy from provincially licensed retailers and may grow up to four plants per residence for personal use.

The province will be stepping up enforcement of drug-impaired driving, which will result in a 90-day driving prohibition and using cannabis if any form will be banned for all occupants of a vehicle.

The new law also creates two new criminal offences. Giving or selling cannabis to youth or using a youth to commit a cannabis related offence carries a maximum penalty for 14 years in jail.

Generally, smoking recreational pot will be legal anywhere smoking tobacco or vaping are permitted but in places where children congregate like sports fields and playgrounds, it is banned. Municipalities may also set their own cannabis-free zones.

Landlords and strata council are may also prohibit pot use at their own discretion.