The sky didnāt fall. The Americans didnāt invade. Cats and dogs didnāt start embracing in the streets.Unlikely as it seems, Canadaās first day as the worldās largest legal marijuana marketplace turned out to be pretty much just another day. A bit hazier here, a bit giddier there, without doubt ā but by nightfall, legalization was unfolding so smoothly there was even room for other news amid coast-to-coat cannabis coverage.Buyers were able to vote with their feet in every province but Ontario and buy they did, lining up at newly unveiled bricks-and-mortar shops starting in Newfoundland, where at the stroke of midnight Ian Power, 46, become the first Canadian to possess a fully legal, fully taxed gram of marijuana. Powers, unlike most, said he had no intention of ever smoking his bounty, vowing instead to have it mounted on a plaque with the date and time. āIām going to keep it forever.āIn Canadaās highest office, the man who made it all happen told reporters he has no plans to ever get high on recreational cannabis, despite having previously acknowledged smoking it a few times before.āIāve said many times Iām not a drug user,ā Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. āI donāt drink much alcohol, I donāt drink coffee, I have no intention of using marijuana.āRead more: Despite smooth first day of legalization, high demand could delay deliveries in Ontario, government says Edmonton celebrates āsurrealā legalization day at the centre of Albertaās pot industryTorontonians āWake and Bakeā to countryās new cannabis lawsOntario may be the laggard on the national cannabis landscape ā though online sales began at a frantic rate of 100 purchase a minute beginning at 12:01 a.m., no storefronts will open here until next April. Yet in a flurry of legislative activity Wednesday, Premier Doug Fordās government ...
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