IDENTIFICATION TAG

CulturePrince Edward Island

Dimensions2.5 x 7.6 cm

Object numberHF.2024.14.5

DescriptionSilver rectangular name tag with a white panel on the front. On the white panel is a white sticker with black text which says "PEI / Cannabis / I.-P.-E. / NICHOLAS", with an image of a cannabis leaf to the left. The back of the tag has a black magnet with engraved text and warning logo.

Narrative

On October 17, 2018, the Canadian Government legalized recreational cannabis use for adults. The first three cannabis stores in PEI opened on October 17, 2018, in Charlottetown, Summerside and Montague, followed by a fourth in O’Leary on January 25, 2019, and a fifth in Stratford on January 22, 2024.