Higher education: Universities across Canada are taking drastically different approaches to legal cannabis Words by Haneen Al-Hassoun, Temur Durrani, Jason Herring, Matt Gergyek, Karen-Luz Sison and Zak Vescera · 6 years, 8 months ago Not all provinces and territories are taking the same approach to legal cannabis — now, with university policies in place as well, post-secondary students are faced with navigating an especially complex environment surrounding cannabis use.