Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in St. John’s

St. John's buys cannabis from NLC-licensed stores or Cannabis NL online. Compared with Nova Scotia and PEI, plus the two brands behind most of 12 stores.

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Sellers listed: 12
License verified: 12
Minimum age: 18+

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The rules

Key rules in Canada

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC).

Minimum age
18 in Alberta, 21 in Quebec, 19 in all other provinces and territories.
Possession
30 g of dried cannabis or equivalent in public (1 g dried = 5 g fresh, 15 g edible solids, 70 g non-solid products, 570 g beverages, 0.25 g concentrates or 1 seed). Some provinces cap home storage, e.g. 150 g per residence in Quebec and 1,000 g per household in B.C.
Home grow
Up to 4 plants per residence under federal law. Prohibited in Quebec. Manitoba passed Bill 34 in June 2024 and home growing became legal there on May 1, 2025 (19+, up to 4 plants per household, grown indoors; gov.mb.ca).
Public use
Set provincially: generally allowed where tobacco smoking is in Ontario and B.C. (with exceptions); smoking and vaping banned in all public spaces in Quebec; no public consumption in New Brunswick; private dwellings only in PEI; restricted in Alberta and Nova Scotia; not in vehicles.
Edibles and extracts
Max 10 mg THC per edible package; extracts max 10 mg per unit and 1,000 mg per package; topicals max 1,000 mg per package. Quebec bans edibles in the form of candy, desserts or chocolate.
Buying online
Only from provincially run or authorized retailers, delivered within that province.
Travel
Taking cannabis into or out of Canada is illegal, with penalties of up to 14 years in prison.

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How cannabis is sold in St. John’s

Compare St. John's with the rest of Atlantic Canada and the difference is who holds the till.

	Newfoundland and Labrador	Nova Scotia	Prince Edward Island
Who sells	Private retailers licensed by NLC, plus Cannabis NL online	NSLC only	Standalone outlets run by the provincial liquor commission
Legal age	19	19	19
Store formats	Tier 1 standalone stores; Tier 4 convenience-style counters	Sold alongside alcohol in liquor stores	Separate cannabis outlets

Licensed retailers, province: 62 at end of Q1 2026, per StratCann
Downtown Water Street: Atlantic Cannabis at 200 and Newfoundland Cannabis Company at 306
Verdex St. John's list: 12 stores, no full profile among them

Two brands do most of it

Atlantic Cannabis has four in the list: Danny Drive, Torbay Road, Topsail Road and Water Street. C-Shop has three: Stavanger Drive, Blackmarsh Road and Lake Avenue. The other downtown option is Newfoundland Cannabis Company. The 15% HST here is well above Alberta's 5% GST, and the province was seeking up to 15 new Tier 4 locations in 2026. Details are in the NLC rules guide, and the Newfoundland and Labrador page has the rest. Tier 1 stores admit only people aged 19 and over, so bring ID even to browse, and note that a Tier 4 counter may sit inside a shop that sells other goods.