Cannabis legalisation lands in Canada this Wednesday, October 17th, and there’s a few things you may want to know. This year the City of Grand Forks had a Cannabis Survey in February, a Public Hearing in June, and had zoning bylaws in place the next month.
Production, processing and distribution facilities cannot be within 100 metres of residential zones, community-use zones, or youth-centre facilities. Cannabis retail sites are limited to core commercial, neighbourhood commercial, and industrial zones but can’t be within 100 metres of community-use zones, youth-centred facility, or another cannabis retail site.
Last week smoking and vaping in public was back on the agenda for city council, but needed amendments and was sent back to staff. Council leaned towards banning cannabis smoking from sidewalks but favored those vaping the sticky icky for medical reasons. A pre-existing Provincial regulation wouldn’t allow smoking cannabis on Market Avenue as smoking and vaping within 6 metres of doorways and windows is prohibited.
In May the Province prohibited smoking and vaping cannabis in public places where children commonly gather, and using cannabis on school property or in vehicles. The province also allows up to 4 plants to be grown per household so long as they aren’t visible to the public.