I was there when the first legal weed was sold in Canada. It was a very exciting night in St. John's - the cannabis retailers opened at midnight the day of legalization (10:30 p.m. Eastern).
I can probably count on two hands the number of times I smoked weed growing up. It'd get passed around at a house party or two, but that's really it. I never did it on my own, or alone.
As an adult, I knew lots of people who smoked regularly - from a landlord's grandmother, to bosses and coworkers, even a former long-term partner. All different backgrounds. So I never associated it with stoners. It was my impression close to half the population was using it at least occasionally.
I don't particularly enjoy it as I'm a drinker and the two don't go together very well. But I do love taking an oil capsule or two to relax when sober.
Glad to see we're getting into growing, and happy that our regulations are on the more lenient side of the spectrum across the provinces. Still bitterly disappointed not one of the private cannabis stores is called 4:50.
I'm very glad it's legal. I think it's almost harmless compared to booze and tobacco cigarettes. And socially it's been used for so long, even in Canada, to heavily police minorities so I'm very glad that'll be lessened at least somewhat.