The provincial government rolled out their ticketing offences for cannabis yesterday morning, which are similar to alcohol fines.

There are a total of eight different fines police will be enforcing, ranging from $200-$2,250.

"The goal was to have fines that would be an appropriate disincentive for certain types of conduct and also something that was manageable and publicly acceptable," Don Morgan, MLA for Saskatoon Southeast and minister of justice and attorney general said. "We hope that they're a reasonable disincentive that it would discourage illegal activity and where there is illegal activity and we come across it we'll certainly expect charges to be laid."

Offences subject to ticketing will include:
A $200 ticket for possessing or distributing more than 30 grams of dried cannabis in a public place;
A $200 ticket for consuming cannabis in a public place;
A $1,000 ticket for consuming cannabis at school, on school grounds or at a child care facility;
A $300 ticket if a minor is caught purchasing, possessing, consuming, or selling cannabis;
A $750 ticket for anyone caught selling or giving cannabis to a minor;
A $2,250 ticket if a permittee or employee of a retail cannabis location fails to demand proof of age and/or if a permittee sells or distributes cannabis to a minor;
A $300 ticket for possessing, consuming or distributing cannabis in a vehicle, which will not apply if someone is transporting cannabis from a legal point of purchase to a legal point of consumption; and
A $200 ticket for possessing or consuming cannabis in a campground when a cannabis prohibition is in effect.

Morgan doesn't believe the authorities are going to go out of their way to enforce the fines.

"When they come across them then we expect them to lay the charges and enforce it in the ordinary course," he said. "At this point in time, I don't think we can speak to what the costs might be on [police]."