B.C. premier says pot smokers may face same rules as cigarette smokers
VICTORIA — Marijuana smokers in British Columbia may have to abide by the same public smoking rules as tobacco users when cannabis becomes legal, Premier John Horgan said Tuesday.
Horgan said his government is still formulating its marijuana policy, but may follow the same provincial smoking laws and community clean air bylaws that prohibit smoking near buildings or public spaces.
“Cigarette smokers can no longer smoke in public places,” Horgan said in an interview. “I think that may well be how we have to proceed with cannabis. We’ll make a decision in the new year.”
Recreational use of marijuana in Canada becomes legal on July 1, and the provinces and territories are developing their policies for the sale, distribution and use of cannabis.