There was some major competition — with people defiantly taking sides — but there is a winner for the 2018 N.L. De Decker said it isn't a word exclusive to this province, but it is a word that's "immediately known." the word when he was interviewed by CBC, in the minutes after weed was legalized as of 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 17. (Ted Dillon/CBC)There were some fierce advocates for that word to win, De Decker acknowledged. "It's a good word because it takes the informally called pothead or stoner, and puts a positive twist to it."

Source: CBC News January 11, 2019 23:26 UTC