Things That Get You
Canna-Busted
The LGCA first launched its Don’t Get Canna-busted public education campaign in 2023 to update Manitobans on the current cannabis laws. In 2025, the campaign was expanded to include messaging about home grow, which became legal in Manitoba on May 1, 2025.
The LGCA launched its first public education campaign about the cannabis laws in September 2018, just before it became legal. Since then, some laws have changed and the use of cannabis in Manitoba has increased slightly.
Manitoba’s habits and preferences have also changed since 2018, particularly related to the types of cannabis people use. LGCA’s research shows that edible use has almost doubled since 2017, and oil use has increased by two and a half times. Manitobans surveyed indicated strong support for a focus on rules to prevent underage purchase and use of cannabis.
This campaign focuses on five topics related to legal cannabis use, outlined in the creative below.
The lighter tone and visuals of the Don’t Get Canna-busted campaign mark a departure from the previous cannabis campaigns, reflecting the growing social acceptability of cannabis use among Canadians, as demonstrated in the 2022 Canadian cannabis survey.
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Using edibles and extracts in public.
It's illegal to use cannabis edibles, extracts, and concentrates in public. Only topical cannabis products can be used in public.
Getting high in public.
This emphasizes the restriction on public consumption in Manitoba, with the graphic focusing on cannabis consumed by smoking.
Carrying over 30 grams of cannabis in public.
It’s illegal to possess more than a total of 30 grams of any form of cannabis in public.
Growing more than four plants at home.
The maximum number of plants Manitobans can grow at home is four, no matter how many people over the age of 19 live there.
Buying cannabis from an unlicensed provider.
Only a store with a retail cannabis licence issued by the LGCA is authorized to sell cannabis in Manitoba.