Advocates for a smoke-free British Columbia
February 1, 2018

Landlords smell high-rise problem looming as marijuana legalization nears

With marijuana legalization on the horizon, landlords of rental buildings in Canada are uncertain as to how they will handle situations where a tenant complains about marijuana smoke emanating into their unit from another tenant’s apartment.
Smoking pot smells. Whether you like the odour or hate it, few think it's not a strong smell. As legalization rapidly approaches in Canada, landlords and tenants are grappling with whether an apartment building can be declared marijuana-smoke-free, whether a disobedient smoker could be evicted and whether a blanket provincial ban on cannabis smoke at home might be the only way to stop it. Read more.
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  • Jack Boomer

    Director, Clean Air Coalition of BC
    T 250 721 4268
    C 250 589 4268
    jackboomer@shaw.ca