Cannabis Legalization

Municipal Guidelines - City of

The City of Edmonton's Public Places Bylaw regulates where smoking is permitted in public places: this 1 includes tobacco, vaping and cannabis . These rules will take effect on October 17, 2018. https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/cannabis.aspx CITY OF EDMONTON BYLAW 14614 PUBLIC ​ PLACES BYLAW

Cannabis Smoking and Vaping Rules in Edmonton2:

Location Permitted Use Prohibited Use

Home Within home and yard. Where property owners, landlords, condo boards and rental companies restrict smoking and growing of cannabis on their properties and in common areas.

Public Spaces, In some parks and on Where the park contains: Parkland and some trails. ● A playground, sports field, skate or bicycle park, outdoor theatre, Commercial outdoor pool or water spray park, seasonal skating rink or off leash Buildings area.

On or within any: ● Hospital property, school property, child care facility property, city-owned golf course, cemetery, ski hill, bus terminal or light rail transit platform.

Or in the following locations: Sir Winston Churchill Square, Park, The John Janzen Nature Centre, The , The or Park

Sidewalks On some sidewalks. ● Within 10 metres from a bus stop or the doorway, window or air intake of a building or patio.

Vehicles In a vehicle being used as ● Cannabis cannot be consumed in a vehicle. This includes public a temporary residence, vehicles like buses, taxis and LRT.

1 Rules governing the consumption of edibles are currently in development. 2 Current to October 13, 2018 Cannabis Legalization

such as a parked RV.

Festivals and At some festivals and ● Policies for the creation of designated areas and exclusions are Events events in designated being developed by the City of Edmonton. consumption areas.

For the latest information go to: www.edmonton.ca/cannabis

There are many great resources, posters etc that the City has produced. Please contact them to order for your League facility.

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