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Selling It Right: Possession, home growing and public use

Possession limits in public and at home, growing four plants per household, where adults may and may not smoke or vape, vehicles and boats, and travel.

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Where is smoking or vaping cannabis not allowed?

Study reference: B.C. cannabis law and LCRB guidance (Oct 2026), Ch. 10 Possession and public use — CCLA ss. 52 to 67; gov.bc.ca Possession and purchasing limits; Where you can consume; Sell or grow cannabis

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  1. Where is smoking or vaping cannabis not allowed?

    1. In a designated smoking area that meets the rules
    2. At playgrounds, sports fields and skate parks
    3. In a privately owned home with the owner's permission
    4. In a private backyard away from neighbours' windows

  2. An adult wants to sell some home-grown cannabis to a friend. What does B.C. allow?

    1. Selling is fine to close friends and family members over 19
    2. Selling is fine for amounts below 30 grams
    3. Sharing with an adult is allowed, selling is not
    4. Selling is fine if a receipt is written out

  3. Who can restrict cannabis smoking or growing in a rented unit or strata?

    1. Landlords and strata corporations
    2. Only the cannabis store that sold the product
    3. Only the RCMP and local police officers
    4. No one, because adults may always smoke at home

  4. Where must home-grown cannabis plants not be visible from?

    1. The grower's own kitchen
    2. Public places such as streets and parks
    3. The inside of the grower's garage
    4. A neighbour's private backyard on the other side of the fence

  5. How far from a bus stop must someone be to smoke or vape cannabis?

    1. More than 50 metres
    2. More than 6 metres
    3. There is no distance rule
    4. More than 1 metre

  6. Two adults share a house. How many non-medical cannabis plants may they grow there?

    1. Ten in total for the household
    2. Four in total for the household
    3. Two each, so four in total
    4. Four each, so eight in total

  7. What is the limit on non-medical cannabis kept at home in B.C.?

    1. 30 g dried or equivalent per person
    2. 1,000 g dried or equivalent per household
    3. 500 g dried or equivalent for each adult living there
    4. No limit inside a private home

  8. May a traveller take legal cannabis or CBD products across the Canadian border?

    1. Yes, if they were bought at a legal B.C. store
    2. Yes, up to 30 grams in original packaging
    3. Yes, if the destination country allows it
    4. No, crossing the border with them is illegal

  9. May an adult smoke cannabis in a municipal or provincial park?

    1. Yes, as long as no children are present nearby
    2. Yes, anywhere in any park in the province
    3. No, except some designated areas and campsites
    4. Yes, but only after dark when parks are quiet

  10. How much dried cannabis may an adult carry in a public place in B.C.?

    1. Any amount bought legally
    2. Up to 30 grams or the equivalent
    3. Up to 100 grams or the equivalent
    4. Up to 5 grams or the equivalent

  11. When may an adult consume cannabis in a camper?

    1. When used as a residence and parked where camping is allowed
    2. When it is parked on a forest service road for the night
    3. Never, under any circumstances, whether parked or moving
    4. When it is driven slowly on a highway with the windows open

  12. May a passenger smoke cannabis in a car that is parked on a public road?

    1. Yes, as long as the engine is turned off
    2. Yes, as long as all the windows are open
    3. No, consuming in a vehicle is banned even when parked
    4. Yes, as long as the driver does not use any

  13. Where indoors is smoking or vaping cannabis prohibited?

    1. In a private bedroom of the owner's own home
    2. In workplaces and common areas of apartments
    3. In a parked motor home used as a residence
    4. In a privately owned house with no tenants

Possession, home growing and public use: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Possession and purchasing limits (May 2026)

  • Adults 19+ may possess up to 30 g dried (or equivalent) in public and buy up to 30 g in one transaction.
  • Up to 1,000 g dried (or equivalent) may be kept at home, per household (CCLA s. 54).
  • Up to four plants may be grown per household, not per person.

Home growing

  • The grower must be 19+ and live at the home; only one home at a time; no growing where licensed child care is provided.
  • Plants must not be visible from public places such as parks, streets, sidewalks, sports fields or K-12 properties.
  • Seeds must come from legal sources (licensed private stores or BC Cannabis Stores).
  • Landlords and strata corporations can restrict or ban growing and smoking.
  • Adults may share legal home-grown cannabis with other adults but may not accept money; up to 30 g dried may be mailed to another adult.

CCLA ss. 61–67; gov.bc.ca Where you can consume

  • Adults can generally smoke or vape cannabis where tobacco smoking and vaping are allowed.
  • Not allowed: at playgrounds, sports fields, skate parks, pools and spray pools (and their decks and seating); in provincial, regional and municipal parks except some designated areas and campsites.
  • Not allowed in, on or near school property, including roads, sidewalks and parks next to schools.
  • Not allowed inside public buildings or workplaces, or within 6 m of their doors, windows and air intakes, or in common areas of apartments, condos and dorms.
  • Not allowed within 6 m of a bus stop, transit shelter, train station, ferry dock or similar place.
  • No smoking or vaping on health board property except designated tobacco areas.
  • No restrictions for adults in privately owned homes; strata bylaws need a three-quarters vote.
  • Consuming cannabis in a cannabis retail store is prohibited.

Vehicles and boats

  • No one may consume cannabis while operating, or as a passenger in, a vehicle or boat, moving or not; a driver may not operate if they know someone is smoking or vaping cannabis inside.
  • Exceptions: motor homes, campers or trailers used as a residence and parked where camping is allowed (not a public or forest service road); boats with sleeping, cooking and toilet facilities used as a residence and moored or anchored.

Travelling with cannabis

  • Up to 30 g may be carried on domestic flights; taking cannabis or THC/CBD products across the Canadian border is illegal either direction.
  • Laws (age, where to consume, where to buy) differ between provinces.

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