MONTREAL—The Quebec government faced strong opposition as public consultations began Tuesday on its bill seeking to increase the legal age of cannabis consumption and ban it from all public areas. The Quebec government faced strong opposition as public consultations began on its bill seeking to increase the legal age of cannabis consumption and ban it from all public areas. ( Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS )The province’s public health agencies are largely against the new restrictions. They say raising the legal age to 21 from 18 won’t prevent young people from obtaining marijuana. Even before Bill 2, many Quebec municipalities adopted their own bylaws banning all public consumption of cannabis.

Source: thestar February 12, 2019 23:03 UTC