After 95 years of prohibition, recreational cannabis will be legal in Canada on Oct. 17. While the federal government will license and regulate a group of cannabis owners, it will be up to each province and territory to decide how the drug will be sold and distributed.

Here’s a breakdown of the rules you can expect in your province when the recreational use of pot is no longer illegal:

ALBERTA

Age of legal consumption: 18+

Where to buy: Privately-run retail stores and government-operated online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to restrictions from landlords

Where to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted.

Other notes: Kids are banned from entering cannabis stores, even with adult accompaniment

Alberta marijuana legalization laws

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Both government and privately-run storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sight

Where to smoke?: Prohibited in cars, in areas frequented by children, and wherever tobacco is restricted

Other notes: Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties

B.C. marijuana legalization laws

MANITOBA

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Not permitted

Where to smoke?: Only in private residences

Other notes: Legal age is one year above drinking age. It’s prohibited to sell cannabis to someone who is impaired by alcohol or other substances. Municipalities can hold a referendum to ban cannabis stores in their community.

Manitoba marijuana legalization laws

NEW BRUNSWICK

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences

Other notes: 20 cannabis stores will open in July 2018. All cannabis grown outdoors must be located behind a locked enclosure that is 1.52 metres high. Landlords can restrict cultivation and smoking on their properties.

New Brunswick marijuana legalization laws

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Privately-run licensed storefronts and government-operated online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences

Other notes: Some shops will be run by Tweed, a subsidiary of cannabis giant Canopy Growth.

N.L. marijuana legalization laws

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Privately-run liquor stores and government-operated online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: On private property and in private residences. Smoking will also be allowed on trails, highways, streets, roads and in parks when they are not in use for public events.

Other notes: Cannabis will initially be sold in existing liquor stores, with possibility of cannabis-only stores in the future. Individual communities will be able to enact cannabis restrictions and/or prohibitions. Landlords will also be able to declare their properties smoke-free.

N.W.T. marijuana legalization laws

NOVA SCOTIA

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, subject to landlord restrictions

Other notes: 9 cannabis stores currently confirmed in: Amherst, Dartmouth, Halifax, Lower Sackville, New Glasgow, Sydney River, Truro and Yarmouth

Nova Scotia marijuana legalization laws

NUNAVUT

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Established online vendors will be invited to sell in Nunavut, and private businesses can apply for a licence to sell cannabis, but consultation requirements mean no stores will open in 2018.

Grow your own?: Not banned, but the provincial government will regulate whether or not plants can be grown at home in the future

Where to smoke?: Not permitted in public places, other than a designated cannabis lounge or permitted event

Other notes: The offical Inuktitut name for cannabis is "surrarnaqtuq"

Nunavut marijuana legalization law

ONTARIO

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Online sales initially and then private retail shops by April 2019

Grow your own?: Up to four plants

Where to smoke?: Only on private property, subject to landlord restrictions

Other notes: Municipalities will have a "one time window" during which they will be able to opt-out of having cannabis stores within their boundaries

Ontario marijuana legalization laws

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated retail locations and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, so long as they’re not accessible to minors

Where to smoke?: Only on private residences, with some exceptions for certain public spaces

Other notes: PEI will have four government-owned retail locations for cannabis in 2018 in Charlottetown, Summerside, Montague, and West Prince

P.E.I. marijuana legalization laws

QUEBEC

Age of legal consumption: 18+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Not permitted

Where to smoke?: Only where tobacco may be smoked, with the exception of university and CEGEP campuses

Other notes: Six companies signed on to provide the Quebec government with at least 62,000 kg of cannabis during first year of operation

Quebec marijuana legalization laws

SASKATCHEWAN

Age of legal consumption:19+

Where to buy: Privately-run storefronts and online sales

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, subject to landlord restrictions

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, restricted use around minors

Other notes: Number of retail licenses issued will be restricted for first three years of legalization

Saskatchewan marijuana legalization laws

YUKON

Age of legal consumption: 19+

Where to buy: Government-operated storefronts and online sales.

Grow your own?: Up to four plants, out of public sight

Where to smoke?: Only on private property and in private residences, subject to landlord restrictions

Other notes: Whitehorse recently amended zoning bylaws to allow government-operated cannabis sales in only one area: Marwell. Licensing of private retailers will follow in the future

Yukon marijuana legalization laws