good news, Duchie I know a couple of lads from my wifes work who have just been hired by a firm in Toronto, I heard there is a coffeeshop there where you can also buy weed? Is that true?
Not quite. While we are very liberal with paraphernalia and we can legally purchase seeds "within" Canada (it's still illegal to import, I believe, more hypocracy), it is still illegal to grow and smoke, unless you possess a medical license, which is a joke here too. The U.S is way ahead of us when it comes to medical marijuana. The only reason we can buy seeds, in a nutshell, stems from one word in legislation passed around 98, and that word is "knowing". Someone cannot sell you seeds if they "know" they are going to germinate. Love our educated politicians. You can walk into places in Toronto and purchase anything you need including seeds, but as soon as you mention anything about germing and such, then the deals off. What your friends are probably referring to are "Compassion Centers". I'm not an expert on it all but if you get a license you can grow your own, have someone grow it for you, if they are licensed, or get it from the sole Government grower, which is apparently just crap. So compassion centers have sprouted that are challenging things a bit. Like the U.S you need a license to go there but they are not really legal and can be raided anytime, but haven't heard about that in some years. Again I'm not an authority. Here's a great link for your friends.
http://www.toronto420.com/index.html