Lacombe adopts new Cannabis and Tobacco Consumption Bylaw
With the legalization of cannabis in Canada just three weeks away, Lacombe has passed a new bylaw to regulate and guide citizens on the use of cannabis and the appropriate locations in the community for tobacco use.
Also known as the ‘Smoking Bylaw’, Bylaw 461 amends the previous bylaw to provide a no-smoking radius for tobacco within five metres of any designated public areas, and within five metres of any door, window or air intake of any public building in the city’s downtown core.
Outside the downtown, there is a 10 metre no-smoking radius within all designated public areas.
“This bylaw provides us with a solid foundation for the upcoming legalization of cannabis,” said Mayor Grant Creasey, in a press release. “It provides both our police and our bylaw enforcement officers the tools to be able to address those instances where a fine is required.”