Process

Engagement development

In the Fall of 2021, the Cannabis Secretariat received initial feedback from the organizations listed below to help inform the engagement approach to cannabis consumption spaces. Additional groups were invited to participate in the preliminary engagement but did not attend.

Public Health and Safety

• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
• Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
• BC Centre on Substance Use
• BC Alliance for Healthy Living
• First Nations Health Authority
• MADD Canada
• BC Association of Chiefs of Police
• BC Association of Municipal Chiefs of Police

Local Governments, Indigenous or Organizations

• First Nations Leadership Council
• Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)
• City of Vancouver
• Cowichan Valley Regional District
• Regional District of Central Kootenay
• Agricultural Land Commission

Cannabis Industry

• Association of Canadian Cannabis Retailers (ACCRES)
• Craft Cannabis Association of BC
• Kootenay Cannabis Economic Development Council
• Cannabis Cultivators of British Columbia
• Cannabis Council of Canada
• BC Craft Farmers Co-op

Tourism and Hospitality Sectors

• Destination BC
• Indigenous Tourism BC
• Tourism Industry Association of BC