IN PICS: People of Canada welcome legalisation of marijuana with pot parties

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The nationwide market for cannabis opened Wednesday at midnight amid lingering questions about the impact on health, the law and public safety, the BBC reported./ Image: AFP(Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)

It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people could benefit from the measure. Preparations including mailings to 15 million households were afoot - detailing the new cannabis laws and public awareness campaigns. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)

Thousands of Canadians welcomed government’s decision of legalizing the possession and “recreational use” of marijuana. Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise cannabis. A man smokes a marijuana cigarette during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, October 17, 2018. - Nearly a century of marijuana prohibition came to an end Wednesday as Canada became the first major Western nation to legalize and regulate its sale and recreational use. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)

As per reports Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau would also pardon those who have been convicted for the possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)

Scores of customers braved the cold for hours outside Tweed, a pot boutique in St John's, Newfoundland that opened briefly at midnight, to buy their first grams of legal cannabis.In total, Statistics Canada says 5.4 million Canadians will buy cannabis from legal dispensaries in 2018 -- about 15 percent of the population. Around 4.9 million already smoke. A woman takes a selfie as she smokes a marijuana cigarette during a legalization party. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)