Canada Kicks off Muted Pot Party As 1st G7 Nation to OK Recreational Cannabis

Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday but a legal buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities as some, including Toronto and Vancouver, will have no stores open. It marks an historic day as adult Canadians will be able to legally smoke recreational marijuana after nearly a century-long ban. However, provincial governments' approval of only a small number of shops so far, and a shortage of weed supplied to these stores...

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