T-SHIRT

CulturePrince Edward Island

Dimensions69.8 x 78.5 cm

Object numberHF.2024.14.6

DescriptionBlack t-shirt. The front of the shirt has a white PEI-cannabis logo in the top right of the chest which consists of white text for "PEI/ Cannabis/I.-P.-E." with a white stylized cannabis leaf. The back of the shirt has six green circles with text underneath each. Some of the circles have lines through them. Inside each of the circles is a different symbol. Starting in the top right: "19+, a car, an upside down triangle with an arrow pointing down, cannabis leaf and a wine glass, a lock, a medal with a checkmark".

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.