Newfoundland and Labrador announced weed will be sold through private stores
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador has announced recreational marijuana will be sold through private stores.
The provincial government unveiled its plan Thursday, which will see the Crown-owned liquor corporation oversee the distribution to private retailers who will sell it.
As well, it set the legal age at 19 — the same as for alcohol consumption — and restrict use to private residences.
The federal government has introduced legislation to legalize recreational weed by July 1, but left distribution and regulation to the provinces.