Cannabis is officially legal in Canada, whether citizens like it or not.
To celebrate, the National Post made clear its feelings towards legalization in a not so nuanced editorial cartoon on today’s cover.
The cartoon missed the mark for a lot of people, many of whom didn't hesitate to share their opinions about the piece on social media.
Maybe if your cartoonist hit the joint their comics would actually be funny
— 🛋 🥔 (@rrbulat) October 17, 2018
We can't figure this out! It's like my dad decided to draw a cartoon about his stance on legal cannabis. Or is this satire?
— Chad Huculak (@northsidechad) October 17, 2018
Where's the cartoon of the dad coming home drunk and beating the sh*t out of me... I mean his kids?
— 🇨🇦 Invisistill 💜ARMY💜 LEAFS { 🇮🇹 🇹🇹 🇬🇧 } (@Invisistill) October 17, 2018
Also the cartoon of the person outside the hospital with their gown and oxygen tank, smoking with the hole in their throat?
I think all the legal substances should be represented.
However, not all today's cartoons were so literal, with several artists using Oct. 17 to depict the end of prohibition, Canada's world-leading stance of pot and of course, the munchies.
Here's a look at some of the best cartoons from across Canada on legalization day:
Canada never did need cannabis to find political cartoons funny, although it sure doesn't hurt.
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