After 95 years of prohibition, recreational cannabis will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17. While the federal government will license and regulate a group of cannabis owners, it will be up to each province and territory to decide how the drug will be sold and distributed.

Here’s a breakdown of the rules you can expect in your province when the recreational use of pot is no longer illegal:

ALBERTA
Age of legal consumption: 18+
Where to buy: Privately-run retail stores and government-operated online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to restrictions from landlords
Where to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted.
Other notes: Kids are banned from entering cannabis stores, even with adult accompaniment
Alberta marijuana legalization laws

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Both government and privately-run storefronts and online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sight
Where to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted
Other notes: Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties
B.C. marijuana legalization laws

MANITOBA
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online sales
Grow your own?: Not permitted
Where to smoke?: Only in private residences
Other notes: Legal age is one year above drinking age. It’s prohibited to sell cannabis to someone who is impaired by alcohol or other substances. Municipalities can hold a referendum to ban cannabis stores in their community.
Manitoba marijuana legalization laws

NEW BRUNSWICK
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants
Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences
Other notes: 20 cannabis stores will open in July 2018. All cannabis grown outdoors must be located behind a locked enclosure that is 1.52 metres high. Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties.
New Brunswick marijuana legalization laws

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Privately-run licensed storefronts and government-operated online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants
Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences
Other notes: Some shops will be run by Tweed, a subsidiary of cannabis giant Canopy Growth.
N.L. marijuana legalization laws

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Privately-run liquor stores and government-operated online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants
Where to smoke?: On private property and in private residences. Smoking will also be allowed on trails, highways, streets, roads and in parks when they are not in use for public events.
Other notes: Cannabis will initially be sold in existing liquor stores, with possibility of cannabis-only stores in the future. Individual communities will be able to enact cannabis restrictions and/or prohibitions. Landlords will also be able to declare their properties smoke-free.
N.W.T. marijuana legalization laws

NOVA SCOTIA
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants
Where to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, subject to landlord restrictions
Other notes: 9 cannabis stores currently confirmed in: Amherst, Dartmouth, Halifax, Lower Sackville, New Glasgow, Sydney River, Truro and Yarmouth
Nova Scotia marijuana legalization laws

NUNAVUT
Age of legal consumption: 19+
Where to buy: Established online vendors will be invited to sell in Nunavut, and private businesses can apply for a licence to sell cannabis, but consultation requirements mean no stores will open in 2018.
Grow your own?: Not banned, but the provincial government will regulate whether or not plants can be grown at home in the future
Where to smoke?: Not permitted in public places, other than a designated cannabis lounge or permitted event
Other notes: The offical Inuktitut name for cannabis is "surrarnaqtuq"
Nunavut marijuana legalization law

ONTARIO
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Online sales initially and then private retail shops by April 2019
Grow your own?: Up to four plants
Where to smoke?: Only on private property, subject to landlord restrictions
Other notes: Municipalities will have a "one time window" during which they will be able to opt-out of having cannabis stores within their boundaries
Ontario marijuana legalization laws

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Government-operated retail locations and online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants, so long as they’re not accessible to minors
Where to smoke?: Only on private residences, with some exceptions for certain public spaces
Other notes: PEI will have four government-owned retail locations for cannabis in 2018 in Charlottetown, Summerside, Montague, and West Prince
P.E.I. marijuana legalization laws

QUEBEC
Age of legal consumption:
18+
Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales
Grow your own?: Not permitted
Where to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, with the exception of university and CEGEP campuses
Other notes: Six companies signed on to provide the Quebec government with at least 62,000 kg of cannabis during first year of operation
Quebec marijuana legalization laws

SASKATCHEWAN
Age of legal consumption:19+
Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online sales
Grow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to landlord restrictions
Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, restricted use around minors
Other notes: Number of retail licenses issued will be restricted for first three years of legalization

Saskatchewan marijuana legalization laws

YUKON
Age of legal consumption:
19+
Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales.
Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sight
Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, subject to landlord restrictions
Other notes: Whitehorse recently amended zoning bylaws to allow government-operated cannabis sales in only one area: Marwell. Licensing of private retailers will follow in the future
Yukon marijuana legalization laws