Canada October 17, 2018: Weed is Legal and it's all gone on day one.

On Wednesday, October 17, recreational marijuana was finally legalized in Canada and since the early hours of the morning, pantries and online sites have been taken by storm by customers from every corner of the country.

Canada is the largest country to legalize recreational use - under various conditions. Potential supply problems were anticipated.

Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries said "there is substantially less cannabis in the market than originally requested" and that shortages for some products could last months.

Bruce Linton, CEO of Canopy Growth Corp. , told CBC News that the market was too unknown at the time to risk a glut of untapped supply, while not yet being nimble enough to meet demand for the most popular products.

You can watch the interview here