By Josh Hall and Troy Gillard

Council keeping close eye on cannabis regulations elsewhere

Apr 4, 2018 | 3:27 PM

Red Deer city council is keeping close tabs on how other municipalities across the province are dealing with the impending legalization of recreational cannabis.

In Calgary, a city council committee is recommending a policy that would largely ban anyone from lighting up cannabis anywhere but in their own homes. The recommendation is expected to be debated by Calgary city council later this week.

Currently, Red Deer’s Smoke-Free Bylaw identifies where substances of any kind, including e-cigarettes, can be smoked. The bylaw would also apply to recreational cannabis once it becomes legal.

“If city council opts to take a more rigorous approach on the regulatory side of use in public, those amendments would be an option for council through bylaw,” says Mayor Tara Veer. “But that would need to come forward in the future, separate from the [current] land use discussion.”

On April 16 at 6 p.m., council will host a public hearing and consider approving a slate of regulations related to the retail sale of cannabis, which include 300 metre setbacks from places like schools, healthcare facilities, and other retail cannabis outlets.

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An online survey asking residents their thoughts on how cannabis should be regulated, both on the retail side and with respect to public use, is available now at RedDeer.ca.