Just one week before cannabis is legalized in Canada the Manitoba government has loosened the rules of where people can toke for medical users.

Unlike recreational users who will be virtually limited to smoking in private homes, medical users will be permitted to smoke in public as long as they are at least 8 metres from buildings where the public has access.

Province proposes amendments to laws regulating cannabis use

“Our government continues to be committed to prioritizing public health and safety as we ready our province for the federal legalization of cannabis sales and use,” said Health, Seniors and Active Living Minster Cameron Friesen.  “However, we also recognize that some people need access to medication.  These amendments will allow us to accommodate medical cannabis users.”

Medical cannabis users will be permitted to smoke or vape medical cannabis in outdoor public spaces except:

•    within eight metres of a building to which the public has access;
•    on (or within eight metres of) a restaurant or bar patio or deck;
•    at a stadium or outdoor entertainment venue, or within eight metres of those venues;
•    in a wading pool, splash pad or water park, or within eight metres of those locations;
•    in or within eight metres of a playground;
•    on a public beach; and
•    in bus shacks or other similar structures to which the public has access, or within eight metres of such structures.

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