Manitoba Passes Legislation To Allow Growing Cannabis At Home

Manitobans will soon be able to legally grow cannabis at home.

Bill 34, The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act, which repealed Manitoba’s ban on growing up to four cannabis plants at home, passed on June 3, 2024.

The bill fulfills a commitment Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew made prior to forming government in late 2023 when the Manitoba NDP defeated the previous Progressive Conservative government. The ban on growing cannabis at home had been put in place by the Progressive Conservatives.

Although the Bill was delayed for several weeks, along with other legislation, due to delay tactics by the opposition, the proposed legislation received little pushback from the opposition, save for the newly-elected MLA for Brandon West Wayne Balcaen. Balcaen raised concerns at second reading in the house and when the bill was discussed in the Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development.

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