Ontario is considering allowing licensed cannabis consumption lounges in the province once recreational marijuana is legalized this summer, and is asking the public to weigh in on the idea.
The proposal is being met with optimism by some cannabis activists and municipal politicians who say the provincial government's approach on where legal marijuana can be consumed has been too restrictive so far.
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Under rules outlined in the fall, the province intends to sell marijuana in up to 150 stores run by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to people 19 and older, with a ban on cannabis's consumption in public spaces or workplaces.
On Thursday, the province issued a request for public feedback on a slew of regulatory changes proposed to clarify where recreational and medical cannabis can be consumed. Among them is the possibility of permitting "licensed and regulated cannabis consumption lounges and venues" sometime after legalization in July.
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