[3][4] Each province and territory set its own laws for various aspects, such as the legal age, whether householders can grow cannabis and the method of retail sales.
[9] The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming (SLGA) was given the responsibility of overseeing retail and wholesale sales of cannabis, through a permitting process.
The framework, quoted below, outlined how the province would regulate distribution, sale and use of cannabis, including the following: By October 2018, the rules and plans Saskatchewan had been finalized.
[11] Only six cannabis stores were open initially operated by private enterprise companies and licensed by the province.
[12] In 2013, 10.1 percent of residents reported that they consumed cannabis in the past twelve months, the lowest in the country.