Some Canadians are discovering smoking cannabis legally comes wrapped in a whole lot of plastic.
Some Canadians are discovering smoking cannabis legally comes wrapped in a whole lot of plastic.
Nova Scotians who have purchased legal cannabis through the province's stores have been taking to social media, surprised their paper bags of pot are filled with so much packaging.
Greg MacLean says he was in disbelief when he bought a small portion of marijuana on the first day of legalization at a Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation store in Antigonish, N.S.
"I took it home, and opened it all out and laid out all the packaging," he said. "That's when I realized how excessive it really was for just four grams of weed. It's too much."
Each different product came wrapped in several layers of packaging, he said.
"I mean, a baggie has been doing the trick for years and year and years now," he said.
The NSLC, which is the only body in Nova Scotia licensed to sell cannabis, says retailers aren't in charge of packaging.
Instead, Health Canada has set rules around how marijuana must be packed for sale.
Health Canada says packaging must be tamper-resistant and child-resistant. It must prevent contamination and keep cannabis dry.
But it's up to the provinces and licensed producers to decide how they'll specifically adhere to those regulations.
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