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Recreational Cannabis Legalization
Please note: Hinton is a no public consumption community. Learn more in Bylaw 1125
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The Cannabis Survey is complete, and results have been presented to Council as a memorandum. View the results in the agenda package, available here.
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LUB Amendment 1088-6, Business License Bylaw 1126 and Bylaw 1125 Cannabis Public Consumption
Municipalities play an important role in two distinct areas: The public consumption of cannabis, and the local development regulations. In Hinton, these areas will be managed through a series of pieces of legislation:
- LUB Amendment 1088-6 (passed September 18, 2018), Business License Bylaw 1126 (passed on September 11, 2018)
These amendments lay down development and usage details, including:
- business license, license conditions and fees
- taxation
- development permits and application processes
- local zoning and density
- building standards
- personal cultivation requirements
One important aspect of 1088-6 is Cannabis Retail setbacks. Learn more in the table below from the Redlined LUB Changes document presented to Council.
*The Development Authority shall not grant a Variance to reduce the separation distance by more than 20 m, in compliance with Section 3-82 of the Bylaw.
**No Variance shall be granted to Government Buildings that provide addiction, medical, and/or mental health services. Separation distance shall remain at a 100 m separation.
For further information, visit Planning and Development and/or view the LUB, available here.
- Bylaw 1125 Cannabis Public Consumption (passed on October 2, 2018)
This proposed bylaw addresses local constraints surrounding personal consumption, possession, and smoking, including:
- where/if you can smoke in public/shared spaces
- smoking prohibited signage design
Want to learn more?
LUB Amendment Documents
- Attachment 1 Bylaw Number 1088-6 Edits Overview
- Attachment 2 2018 06 14 Red Line LUB Number 1088-6 v.6
- Attachment 3 Retail Cannabis Setbacks Map
- Schedule A Bylaw 1088-6 Cannabis Retail
Protective Services Documents
Business License Bylaw Documents
Alberta Cannabis Framework and Legislation (Bill 26 Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation)
Alberta has maintained many of the Federal regulations, including:
- legal minimum age
- how much you can possess
The Province has laid out their framework for retail. This includes:
- where you can buy it
- only from AGLC licensed stores or albertacannabis.org
- system similar to alcohol,
- includes government regulated distribution, preventing small communities being penalized for shipping
- system similar to alcohol,
- only from AGLC licensed stores or albertacannabis.org
- what stores can sell
- stores will not be able to sell cannabis if they sell alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceuticals.
- minimum standards for location
- A 100 meter buffer between cannabis retailers and schools and provincial health care facilities
Relevant Government of Alberta Links
Cannabis Legalization landing page
Alberta Cannabis Framework and Legislation
The Cannabis Act (Bill C45)
The Cannabis Act has received Royal Assent.
Until October 17, 2018, it remains illegal to buy, possess or use cannabis for anything other than authorized medical or research purposes.
The cannabis act sets down many of the core regulations, including:
- Criminal Code Framework
- illegal trafficking penalties
- driving high is illegal, and cannabis can't be within reach of anyone in a vehicle
- minimum age limit of 18
- establishes serious criminal penalties for those who sell or provide cannabis to youth
- Possession limits and home cultivation
- allow adults to possess up to 30 grams of legally-produced cannabis
- establishes that maximum 4 plants can be grown per household
- advertisement/packaging
- medical
- production
- enable a regulatory regime for the licensed production of cannabis, which would be controlled by the federal government
- including a seed to sale tracking system
- enable a regulatory regime for the licensed production of cannabis, which would be controlled by the federal government
Relevant Government of Canada Links
What you need to know about Cannabis