{"id":4833,"date":"2022-03-15T15:10:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/wp-home\/?p=197007"},"modified":"2022-03-15T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T15:10:22","slug":"how-to-buy-legal-cannabis-seeds-in-every-province-almost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=4833","title":{"rendered":"How to buy legal cannabis seeds in every province (almost)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <title>How to buy legal cannabis seeds in every province (almost) | Leafly<\/title>     <!-- This is Index Exchange, a script\/\/3rd-party integration that interjects GAM. It needs to be 'ahead' of GTM in the DOM, which comes from Cephalopod. GTM loads GAM. This script needs to setup it's interjection stuff before GAM loads. --> <!-- End Index Exchange --> <!-- Quotes = strings--><!-- No quotes = boolean-->\t   <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.1 (Yoast SEO v18.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->                   <!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- BEGIN Sailthru Horizon Meta Information --><\/p>\n<p><!-- END Sailthru Horizon Meta Information -->  <!-- Google Publisher Tag --> <!-- End Google Publisher Tag --> <!-- Google Tag Manager --> <!-- End Google Tag Manager --> <!-- Chartbeat --> <!-- End Chartbeat --><br \/>\n <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->   <\/p>\n<div id=\"copy_clipboard_success\" class=\"fixed top-0 left-0 right-0\">\n<div class=\"bg-white p-lg container mt-xl flex justify-between elevation-low rounded\"> <span class=\"flex items-center\">     <span class=\"ml-md\">Link copied to your clipboard<\/span> <\/span> <button id=\"copy_clipboard_close_btn\">    <\/button> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->   <title>Leafly<\/title>     <title>Leafly \u00ae<\/title>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              <title>Loading\u2026<\/title>                     <\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-white fixed flex hidden inset-0 items-start md:h-auto md:items-center overflow-auto\" id=\"age-gate-container\">\n<div class=\"bg-white md:h-auto mx-auto p-lg text-sm w-full\" id=\"age-gate\">\n<p><label for=\"select-country\">Where are you from?<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"age-gate__info\">\n<p><label for=\"select-province\">Which part of Canada?<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"age-gate__age hidden\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"error error--underage hidden\">Darn! You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"error error--unavailable hidden\">Sorry, Leafly isn&#8217;t available in your location yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"hidden age-gate__loading\">Redirecting you to<span class=\"redirect-domain\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs mt-auto\">By accessing this site, you accept<br \/>\nthe <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"tou-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/info\/terms-of-use\">Terms of Use<\/a><br \/>\nand <a class=\"py-xl\" data-testid=\"pp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/info\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container my-xl\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col md:col-9\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p>Growing your own weed is a perk of legalization and most provinces allow Canadians to grow up to four plants per household. A homegrow is a great opportunity to understand the plant on a deeper level, as well as save a ton of cash. <\/p>\n<p>And it all starts with a seed.<\/p>\n<p>While most people know how and where to buy legal cannabis products, accessing legal cannabis seeds<em> <\/em>can often be a more challenging process (and in some places in Canada, functionally impossible). <\/p>\n<p>Three years on, access to legal seeds \u2014 like much of the rest of the cannabis market \u2014 depends entirely on where you live.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"leafly-table-of-contents w-full relative\"><button class=\"w-full text-left text-sm bg-leafly-white py-xs px-sm font-medium\" type=\"button\" id=\"tableOfContents\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Jump to a section<\/span><span class=\"caret\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-british-columbia\">British Columbia&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow here? <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Seeds are available through both the private retail stores and the provincially-run BC Cannabis Stores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>British Columbia is often considered the epicentre of cannabis cultivation in Canada, with \u201cBC Bud\u201d known worldwide. It\u2019s hard to deny the influence the west coast has had over Canada\u2019s entire cannabis culture.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing this article, the provincial supplier only had one variety of seeds listed \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/search\/shop?q=Bubba%20Kush%20Seeds%20by%2034%20Street%20Seed%20Co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bubba Kush Seeds by 34 Street Seed Co<\/a>. The province\u2019s independent retailers have more seed selections on their store menus, and some even have a couple of varieties to choose from.<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks:<\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-alberta\">Alberta<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Seeds are available at many of the province\u2019s private retail stores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On a per-capita basis, no province has a greater saturation of cannabis retail than Alberta, with <a href=\"https:\/\/stratcann.com\/2021\/11\/01\/alberta-now-lists-700-cannabis-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one store for every 6,300<\/a> citizens. In early March 2022, the government <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8656676\/private-online-cannabis-sales-alberta-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stepped out of the retail game<\/a>, allowing the private sector to takeover the responsibility for sales and delivery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So it should be of little surprise, Alberta is one of the better provinces for seed access. Nearly every dispensary menu we looked at has at least a few types of seeds available, and most have at least two or three options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks:<\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-saskatchewan\">Saskatchewan<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Seeds are available at most private stores, and through private delivery.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you were inclined to make the case that an entirely private cannabis market is better for consumers, Saskatchewan\u2019s seed market could help make your case. <\/p>\n<p>Virtually every store has something available, both for in-store shopping and for online sales. And to boot, the prairie province has the best deal we found nationwide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/cannabis-store\/kiaro-la-ronge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kiaro, La Ronge<\/a>: four Pink Limeade seeds for ten bucks. Seeds for the people of Saskatchewan!<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"my-xxl wp-block-leafly-blocks-leafly-related-articles\">\n<p><h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-manitoba\">Manitoba<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>No.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not much else to say about Manitoba. Right from the get-go of legalization, Manitoba chose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.mb.ca\/cannabis\/knowthelaw\/cantgrowathome.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the government<\/a> \u201cto set the limit at zero, effectively prohibiting the cultivation of non-medical cannabis in the home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>(There are still many ways to get your hands on some seeds in the Postage Stamp Province, but \u201clegally\u201d isn\u2019t one of them. Use your imagination on this one; loose lips sink ships.)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-ontario\">Ontario&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow?<strong> Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ocs.ca\">OCS.ca<\/a>, and select retail stores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Ontario has some of the best selection of products and a flourishing private retail market. It also has\u2014with the utmost respect for my Ontario stoner friends\u2014one of the strangest and most frustrating cannabis markets in the country. <\/p>\n<p>At first, there was only online retail; then there were physical stores, but only a handful. Now there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/canada\/pot-shop-panic-plagues-the-canadian-cannabis-industry\">\u201ctoo many<\/a>\u201c. Private stores at first <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/ontario-to-sell-cannabis-online-consult-on-private-retail-sales-for-2019-1.4051149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">couldn\u2019t do delivery<\/a>\u2014then they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agco.ca\/blog\/cannabis\/apr-2020\/ontario-allows-cannabis-delivery-and-curbside-pick-authorized-retail-stores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could<\/a>, then they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-private-pot-shops-upset-about-giving-up-delivery-and-curbside-pickup-1.5642187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">couldn\u2019t again<\/a>, and now <a href=\"https:\/\/mjbizdaily.com\/ontario-making-cannabis-delivery-permanent-for-provinces-1000-plus-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they can once again.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Seed prices are kind of high in Ontario, but the variety is unparalleled. Most packs of seeds will run you north of $30 but the province has the widest selection of strains, with 28 different products available at the time of writing (including a rare find when it comes to seeds \u2014 a high CBD strain).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks<\/h3>\n<h2>Quebec&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>No.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Though the ban on home cultivation in Quebec was temporarily lifted following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/quebec-cannabis-homegrowing-1.5269046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a court ruling in 2019<\/a>, in 2021 it was reinstated, and Quebecers who are caught growing pot plants at home face a $750 fine per plant. <\/p>\n<p>As such, no seeds are available for purchase through Quebec\u2019s provincially-run SQDC stores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-new-brunswick\">New Brunswick&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Seeds are available at all Cannabis NB locations and online.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re regularly growing cannabis plants year-round using legal seeds, then consistent availability is important\u2014and New Brunswick\u2019s seed market, sold through provincially-run Cannabis NB\u2014is nothing if not consistent. <\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, there were nine strains of seed available. All are regularly in stock at each of the province\u2019s 20 dispensary locations, in addition to being available for online orders. <\/p>\n<p>All of the packs are typically the same price\u20145 seeds for $54.99\u2014and most are supplied by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/brands\/34-street-seed-co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">34 Street Seed Co.<\/a>, a brand owned by Alberta-based ANC Cannabis.<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>*Our dispensary finder searches cannabis retail menus based on your location. The retailer gets 100% of their sales, Leafly doesn\u2019t take a percentage.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-prince-edward-island\">Prince Edward Island<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Sometimes.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>PEI Cannabis, if they are selling.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While it\u2019s perfectly legal to grow the usual four cannabis plants in Prince Edward Island, as of February 2021, there were no seeds available through the provincial retailer. <\/p>\n<p>Zip. Zilch. Nada. All we can suggest is that you check the <a href=\"https:\/\/peicannabiscorp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PEI Cannabis website<\/a> regularly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-nova-scotia\">Nova Scotia&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Seeds are available through the provincial NSLC Cannabis stores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Nova Scotia\u2019s provincially-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynslc.com\/stores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSLC Cannabis stores<\/a> have a decent amount of reasonably priced seeds\u2014six seeds for $29.99 in most cases. Much like other provincial markets, seed availability and access vary. At the time of publication, the NSLC had 18 types of seeds from 3 producers. <\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks<\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-newfoundland-labrador\">Newfoundland &amp; Labrador&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Sometimes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Provincially run Cannabis NL website, and private retail stores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Much like PEI, Newfoundlanders are legally able to buy seeds. But in reality, it can be difficult to do so. <\/p>\n<p>While seeds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltwire.com\/newfoundland-labrador\/business\/cannabis-seeds-now-available-online-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-buyers-276738\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have been available<\/a> for purchase in the past, they are only sometimes in stock through the provincial retailer. At the time of writing, no seeds were available to order online, and none of the store menus we were able to access listed seeds for sale.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-yukon\">Yukon&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>Seeds are mainly available through private retail.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Cannabis seed availability is by no means widespread in Yukon Territory, that\u2019s likely because the territory only has three stores outside the capital city of Whitehorse.<\/p>\n<p>Still, for those living in the urban core, accessing seeds should be no trouble\u2014we were able to find at least two stores with seeds in stock in Whitehorse, and one in Carmacks. Selection, of course, is limited.<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks<\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-northwest-territories\">Northwest Territories&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Yes.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Where can I buy? <strong>ReLeafNT, and potentially in other retail stores.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It is hard to offer too much advice about buying seeds in the Northwest Territories, as there\u2019s not a lot of info online (and Leafly isn\u2019t about to expense me the airfare to conduct a speculative fact-finding mission\u2026) <\/p>\n<p>Late in 2021, the territory closed its online sales making ReLeafNT the de facto online retailer for the territory. They do sell seeds \u2014 although what was in stock fluctuated depending on when we checked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Our top picks:<\/h3>\n<h2 id=\"h-nunavut\">Nunavut&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it legal to grow? <strong>Yes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Are seeds available? <strong>Not currently.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Cannabis consumption <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunavutnews.com\/news\/marijuana-still-comes-with-stigma-for-some\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remains pretty stigmatized<\/a>. The legal market also hasn\u2019t really taken root there yet \u2014 there is only one retailer, <a href=\"https:\/\/nunacannabis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nuna Cannabis in Iqaluit<\/a>, but that store doesn\u2019t currently sell seeds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-box\" class=\"p-lg my-xxl bg-white rounded border border-light-grey elevation-low\">\n<div class=\"mb-lg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/how-to-buy-legal-cannabis-seeds-in-every-province-almost.jpg\" alt=\"Kieran Delamont's Bio Image\" class=\"lazyload inline-block mr-md rounded-full border border-light-grey\"> <\/p>\n<p>Kieran Delamont<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm\">Kieran is a writer and photographer based in Nova Scotia, located in Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi&#8217;kmaq people. His work has appeared in Broadview, The Walrus, Maisonneuve, and elsewhere, and he has been writing about the cannabis industry since 2016.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"text-sm font-bold underline text-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.ca\/news\/author\/kieran-delamont\">View Kieran Delamont&#8217;s articles<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"leafly-sailthru-signup p-lg my-xl bg-white rounded elevation-low border border-light-grey\">\n<p class=\"text-xs pt-lg\">By submitting this form, you will be subscribed to news and promotional emails from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\">Leafly<\/a> and you agree to Leafly&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/company\/tos\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/company\/privacy-policy\">Privacy Policy<\/a>. You can unsubscribe from Leafly email messages anytime.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- Chartbeat --> <!-- End Chartbeat -->  <!--\nPerformance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https:\/\/www.boldgrid.com\/w3-total-cache\/ Served from: _ @ 2022-03-15 08:19:31 by W3 Total Cache\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to buy legal cannabis seeds in every province (almost) | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly \u00ae Loading\u2026 Where are you from? Which part of Canada? Darn! You&#8217;re not old enough to use Leafly. Sorry, Leafly isn&#8217;t available in your location yet. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Growing your own weed is a perk of legalization and most provinces allow Canadians to grow up to four plants per household. A homegrow is a great opportunity to understand the plant on a deeper level, as well as&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marijuana_information"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/how-to-buy-legal-cannabis-seeds-in-every-province-almost.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}