{"id":2807,"date":"2023-02-08T07:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/?post_type=engagement&#038;p=2807"},"modified":"2023-04-27T10:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T17:21:23","slug":"cannabis-consumption-spaces","status":"publish","type":"engagement","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/cannabis-consumption-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Consumption Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group engage-banner has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbda80\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engagement was open April 6 to May 9, 2022<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2098\" height=\"1034\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2812\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/Cannabis_web_banner.jpg\" style=\"object-position:54% 72%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"54% 72%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/Cannabis_web_banner.jpg 2098w, 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class=\"engagement-title-banner \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/themes\/bcgov-engagement\/dist\/images\/blue-curve-bg.svg)\">Cannabis Consumption Spaces<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-engagement-content\"><bcgov-breadcrumb>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\">Home<\/a>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a> \n                  <span>\n        Cannabis Consumption Spaces\n  <\/span>\n  <div style=\"display: flex\" slot=\"breadcrumb-extra\">\n      <\/div>\n  <\/bcgov-breadcrumb>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-govtogether-engagement-header\"><div class=\"text-column\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On this page&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#summary\" title=\"\">Engagement Summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#results\" title=\"\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who: <\/strong>The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>Consideration of public cannabis consumption spaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Province-wide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong> To determine public concerns and opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How: <\/strong>Online, phone<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-engagement_category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Category: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement_category\/law-and-public-safety\/\" rel=\"tag\">Law and Public Safety<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"image-column\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"engagement-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/dcraig_180301_bcflag_legislature_002_2.jpg);background-position:57.99999999999999% 35%\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns more-padding-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summary\">Engagement Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCannabis consumption space\u201d is a general term that refers to a business, special event, or other establishment providing cannabis for sale and use onsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cannabis consumption spaces were not considered at the time of legalization in 2018 because the Province had a limited time-frame to prepare a regulatory framework in advance of the federal legalization date.&nbsp; As well, B.C. had taken a relatively permissive approach to allow cannabis use in public spaces (with some exceptions such as in parks, on school properties and in public buildings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Province is now considering whether to allow cannabis consumption spaces and, if so, how they should be regulated. In Spring 2022, Indigenous partners, stakeholders, and people living in British Columbia were invited to provide feedback via an online survey, telephone survey and\/or written submissions. Respondents were asked whether these spaces should be permitted, if respondents would visit spaces, and their perspectives on concerns and potential opportunities. The engagement was guided by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/04\/8711_Cannabis_Consumption_Discussion_Paper_PSSG_v5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Non-Medical Cannabis Consumption Spaces Engagement Discussion Paper<\/a>, which outlined&nbsp; policy considerations and the principles guiding the Province\u2019s approach to this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results from the online feedback form, written submissions and telephone survey have been compiled and can be found in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/What-We-Heard-Report_Cannabis-Consumption-Space_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cannabis Consumption Spaces Engagement What We Heard Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"results\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>730 respondents completed the telephone survey. Responses were weighted to reflect the B.C. population more closely in terms of gender, age and across Health Authorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15,362 respondents completed the online survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>66 written submissions from individuals, businesses, and organizations. Written submissions allowed respondents to provide feedback on behalf of a group, share their subject matter expertise, and provide more detailed feedback than possible through a survey. \u00a0Review <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2022\/11\/Non-Medical-Cannabis-Consumption-Space-Engagement-Stakeholder-Submissions-Nov-16-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">submissions provided by organizations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback gathered through this public engagement has been summarized in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2023\/01\/What-We-Heard-Report_Cannabis-Consumption-Space_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What We Heard Report<\/a>&nbsp;and will help inform decisions by the Province on whether to allow consumption spaces, and if so, how this should be done. We thank those who took the time to provide their feedback by telephone, online, or written submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related engagements<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"related-engagements\">\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Community Advisory Group on Extortion. Categories: Families and Residents, Law and Public Safety, Multi-language. Status: Open.\">\n            <div class=\"card-header\">\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-status status-open\">\n                                            Open                                     <\/div>\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/extortion\/\" class=\"engagement-title\">\n                        Community Advisory Group on Extortion                <\/a>\n\n                <div class=\"engagement-categories\">\n                                                                        <span class=\"category-pill\">Families and Residents<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Law and Public Safety<\/span>\n                                                    <span class=\"category-pill\">Multi-language<\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/govtogetherbc\/engagement\/extortion\/\" class=\"card-image-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"engagement-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/app\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2026\/03\/Extortion-Police-Car.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"govtogether-engagement-card\" aria-label=\"Engagement title: Daylight Saving Time. 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