Thousands of people had placed nearly 40,000 orders through the Ontario government’s online cannabis portal by midday Wednesday, the first day of legalization in Canada. Matt Crosby shapes glass to design cannabis pipes during a Friendly Stranger “Wake and Bake” party Wednesday. ( Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star ) Cannabis educator Jonathan Hirsh holds a joint Wednesday to celebrate “end of prohibition.” ( Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star )“Everyone out here with a joint, they didn’t purchase it from the government store,” said Gore, a Toronto artist and regular cannabis user who makes glass pipes. Cannabis educator Jonathan Hirsh said he has been a medical and recreational user for the past 14 years. He was happy to finally see cannabis legalized, and hopes people will continue to find a safe way to use it.

Source: thestar October 17, 2018 20:23 UTC