Cannabis across Nunavut
Is cannabis retail allowed? Where can it be sold or consumed?
2 of 25 municipalities in Nunavut have an adopted bylaw on cannabis on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Bay Hamlet |
By-law 306 - Public Consumption of Cannabis, Smoking, and Vaping | public consumption: Prohibited in public places, workplaces, vehicles, schools, and within 9-15 metres of entrances/exits. · fines: Individual $200.00-$2,000.00; Corporation $1,000.00-$10,000.00 | 2026-06-04 |
| Iqaluit City |
Cannabis Consumption Tobacco Use and Vaping By-Law #863
adopted 2018-10-09 |
public consumption: Prohibited in or on a public place, or within nine (9) metres from any entrance to or exit from a public place · fines: $200.00 to $250.00 specified; maximum $1,000.00 to $10,000.00 | 2026-06-04 |
Nothing on file for cannabis
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (22) — Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Clyde River, Coral Harbour, Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Naujaat, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Rankin Inlet, Resolute, Sanikiluaq, Sanirajak, Taloyoak, Whale Cove.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Arctic Bay.