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Ottawa (APA / AFP) – After the legalization of cannabis sales in Canada, strong demand has sometimes caused bottlenecks in delivery. In the provinces of Newfoundland and Saskatchewan, as well as in the Arctic Territory of Nunavut, information on current supplies was reported on Thursday. The Government of Ontario's cannabis portal has warned online customers about waiting times of up to five days.
Before many marijuana stores in the country formed on the second day after legalizing long queues. Among the people waiting in front of a store in Montreal, there was also Alexandre, 30, who had already hired Wednesday in vain. After seven hours of waiting, he was dismissed at 9 pm (local time). Police dispersed the crowd without incident. "It was hell, it was cold," said Alexander. "We had fun again," he added.
Canada had fully legalized the sale of cannabis Wednesday as the second-largest country in the world after Uruguay. Canadian citizens over the age of 18 – in some provinces, the age limit is set at 19 – have since been allowed to purchase one gram of hashish per order or in authorized stores for a fee of about 10 Canadian dollars ( 4.30 euros). Personal property is limited to 30 grams.
Genevieve Despres, 41, was one of the lucky ones to be able to visit a store on Wednesday. She does not usually smoke cannabis, "but because it was a historic day for Canada, I thought I'd try it," she told AFP.
In Canada's most populous province of Ontario, 38,000 orders valued at approximately $ 750,000 were received in the first hours after legalization on Wednesday (just under $ 501,500). The scope far exceeds expectations, said the Government of the Province of Quebec, which has recorded 42,000 orders.
The Canadian Parliament approved in June a law authorizing the consumption and production of this drug. Canada is already one of the countries with the highest per capita marijuana use in the world. Critics warn of the health damage resulting from cannabis use and an increase in drug-related accidents.
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