Montreal, however, may be forced to further restrict cannabis consumption if premier-designate Francois Legault follows through on his election promises. Aside from raising the legal age for consuming cannabis to 21 from 18, Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec has promised to prohibit all public pot smoking in Quebec. “I don’t think it’s based on science,” she said of the public smoking bans. Sherbrooke Mayor Steve Lussier said his council’s decision to ban all cannabis consumption in public was unanimous. “The whole council felt they didn’t want people walking around smoking cannabis, anywhere in public,” he said, noting the smoke smells like skunk.

Source: National Post October 12, 2018 17:00 UTC