Quebec raises legal age for cannabis from 18 to 21

MONTREAL -- Quebecers between 18 and 21 will soon have to give up their green: the Coalition Avenir Quebec government has adopted a new law on cannabis consumption. The legal age to use marijuana will rise from 18 to 21 as of Jan. 1, 2020. The government adopted Bill 2, which raises the legal age for cannabis consumption, Tuesday afternoon at the National Assembly in Quebec City. The bill passed by a vote of 64 to 43, with no MNAs abstaining. Junior Health Minister Lionel Carmant tabled the bill