Canada鈥檚 legalization of cannabis is sparking calls for other countries to follow suit.

Politicians from multiple countries congratulated Canada following Wednesday鈥檚 legalization and said they hoped their countries would follow Uruguay and Canada into decriminalizing the drug.

鈥淐anada shows the way. When will the UK end the catastrophic prohibition of cannabis?鈥� British MP Norman Lamb.

Richard Di Natale, the leader of Australia鈥檚 Green party, said Canada had taken a 鈥渃ommon sense step鈥� with legalization.

鈥淚t is high time that Australia follows suit,鈥� he said in punctuated with a winking face emoji and a green heart.

Canada鈥檚 cannabis coming-out also put the eyes of the international media on the country. American broadcaster NBC covered the moment of legalization in St. John鈥檚, while a headline in German newspaper Bild referred to Canada as 鈥淜iffer-Paradies鈥� 鈥� a phrase that translates to 鈥減othead paradise.鈥�

Weighing in from the entertainment world was filmmaker and noted marijuana enthusiast Kevin Smith.

鈥淐ongratulations on this historical day, Canada!鈥� Smith . 鈥淵ou鈥檙e now America鈥檚 cool older cousin who can get us weed!鈥�

Snoop Dogg, who has business ties to multiple Canadian cannabis companies, may have been hinting at his reaction to Canada鈥檚 legalization when he posted an old to Instagram early Wednesday morning.

Outside the realm of public figures, plenty of people addressed messages of congratulations and envy to Canada.

鈥淚鈥檒l be smoking in secret in my dark basement and hope that some day America will do the same,鈥� Rebecca Spellman.

Less optimistic was the citizen group Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, which said Canada had declared a winner in the war on drugs.

鈥淐ongratulations Drugs. Better luck next time public health and saftey [sic],鈥� the group .

Of course, there were also more than a few quips made on social media about the combination of legal cannabis and Canadian stereotypes.

鈥淐anada just legalized weed. Which means what? Now they鈥檒l have negative gun deaths?鈥� Kevin Flood.