r/canadaguns • u/AdditionalLoss7274 • Jul 05 '26

Shooting Happy Birthday America!

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Felt today would be a fitting day to take out my 1976 Ruger Blackhawk.

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 06 '26

That was legalized recreationally at a federal level in 2018.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

Public consumption of cannabis varies by province although enforcement is another thing. You can also use cannabis recreationally in several US states.

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

It's 100% legal, recreationally, from coast to coast in Canada. In some states you can still do prison time for a joint.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

Quebec: Prohibition against smoking or vaping cannabis in all indoor or outdoor spaces that are open to the public, including public roads.

Sask: Consuming cannabis in public places is prohibited for public health considerations.

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

That's still the rules pretty much everywhere. Same with alcohol. You're not supposed to just stand around town getting fucked up. That's not what we're talking about here. Cannabis. As a product. To be consumed recreationally. Is legal to possess.

There are some states where having a few crumbs of pot in the bottom of an old tin in the trunk of your car is enough to be charged with possession of a controlled substance, and put in prison.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

And there are some states where you get recreational cannabis, constitutional carry, and ARs...

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

Yeah, and there are no provinces where you can be thrown in jail for having a personal amount of a plant in your pocket..

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

And there are 10 provinces and 3 territories where you can't buy an AR or a handgun.

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

Yeah that sucks, but you can buy a bunch of other guns though. In due time common sense will get back in power, and fix our ancient, mangled, firearms legislation. At least you don't do 5 years in prison for ripping a couple bongs at a party though.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

I don't smoke so not an issue for me. I really do hope Canada can correct the firearms legislation but the odds of a conservative majority are low. If you think the Liberals or NDP will ever help then I don't even know what to say. There are people on this post who voted NDP, the party that helped pass C21. They voted to have firearm restrictions increased. Can't even get firearm owners to vote conservative...

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

Yeah, it would help if our current conservative party wasn't useless. I wouldn't vote liberal or NDP, but I shouldn't have to hold my nose to vote conservative either. We need a new Steven Harper. Someone that actually has a plan, that makes sense. Poilievre is like a bitchy Milhouse. And he never really has any solid plans to back up his ideas. The rest of the party isn't bringing in any new voters either..

Anyways. My point was, you can't really compare which of the two countries are more free. 2.4 million people out of 44 million are upset that they can't buy an AR anymore. I bet there's at least 100 million pot smokers in America. And depending on where they live, something as simple as a joint in a bag could get them tossed into their private, for profit prison system. Also, there are states that have strict gun laws too, with banned models, and magazine limits etc. Theirs are regulated at a state level where ours are regulated at a federal level.

Neither country is a beacon of hope and freedom right now. Both countries are a shell of their former selves. And in America's case, the pot thing has been that way for around a century..

I believe that eventually conservatives will regain power, or that the gun grabbing maniacs in the government now, will age out of their positions, and be replaced with a generation of people with common sense about firearms, and public safety. It can't go this way forever. The pendulum will swing back. Look at Argentina. For 30 years semi autos were banned across the board. Then a new generation came into power and said "that's dumb". And the ban was lifted..

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