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First Legal Purchase of Recreational Marijuana Made in Canada at Newfoundland Store

Stores in the country's easternmost province were the first to open at 12:01 a.m. local time.

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Canada's first-ever legal purchase of recreational cannabis has been made in Newfoundland and Labrador, just after midnight local time.

The historic first sale marks a major shift in drug policy and makes Canada one of the few countries globally to regulate and legalize marijuana for adult use.

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Stores in the country's easternmost province were the first to open at 12:01 a.m. local time, ahead of brick-and-mortar outlets in other provinces and territories.

Two Canadians have become the first people to legally buy recreational marijuana in the country in Newfoundland and Labrador at midnight.

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