Edmonton ushers in legalized pot with mellow attitude

Edmonton entered the new Canadian reality of legalized marijuana Wednesday with a quiet buzz and plenty of pot talk.
From a small gathering that marked the stroke of midnight near Whyte Avenue with out-in-the-open tokes, to well-ordered lines at the six cannabis shops approved to open in city limits, the end of nearly a century of pot prohibition passed with less fuss than an Oilers playoff game.
“I am ecstatic,” said Wanda Keith who, along with her aunt Patti Kootenay, was the first