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The province is now revealing how it will ticket those who break cannabis laws.
The government amended regulations to allow the ticketing of numerous offences under The Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Act.
Tickets will range from $200 up to a maximum of $2,250.
Offences that will be ticketed include:
- A $200 ticket for possessing or distributing more than 30 grams of dried cannabis in a public place
- A $200 ticket for consuming cannabis in a public place
- A $1,000 ticket for consuming cannabis at school, on school grounds or at a child care facility
- A $300 ticket if a minor is caught purchasing, possessing, consuming or selling cannabis
- A $750 ticket for anyone caught selling or giving cannabis to a minor
- A $2,250 ticket if a permittee or employee of a retail cannabis location fails to demand proof of age and/or if a permittee sells or distributes cannabis to a minor
- A $300 ticket for possessing, consuming or distributing cannabis in a vehicle, which will not apply if someone is transporting cannabis from a legal point of purchase to a legal point of consumption
- A $200 ticket for possessing or consuming cannabis in a campground when a cannabis prohibition is in effect
The province said these regulations are similar to the current laws surrounding alcohol.
Marijuana will be legal across Canada on Oct. 17.
